The Latest Breaking News from Sheikh Hasina

The manipulation of historical memory is often inseparable from the pursuit of political power. In Bangladesh, successive governments have used state machinery to revise official narratives about the 1971 Liberation War and post-independence politics. However, the current interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus appears to be undertaking the most far-reaching transformation yet. 

Saifuzzaman Chowdhury’s assets frozen as authorities in Dhaka investigate alleged corruption of former regime

A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun proceedings by accepting the charges against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year

The country’s International Crimes Tribunal opens trial against the fugitive former leader for crimes against humanity.

Protests have become part of daily life in Bangladesh's capital, with residents either taking part as political parties jostle for power after an uprising last year -- or avoiding them.

Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party have rallied in the capital, Dhaka, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August

Bangladesh's interim leader will meet multiple parties on Sunday in marathon talks as he seeks to build unity and calm intense political power struggles, party leaders and officials said.

Bangladesh's interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to "prevent the return of authoritarianism".

Political discord over when to hold elections and growing tensions with the armed forces have left government hamstrung.