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‘My target is those who have looted my banks’: Bangladesh’s bank governor chases vanished assets

Despite attempts to discredit him, the central bank governor is determined to trace the guilty with the UK’s help

The Guardian - UK

China's Xi Vows Deeper Cooperation In Meeting With Bangladesh Leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged deeper cooperation with Bangladeshi counterpart Muhammad Yunus in a meeting that came as Dhaka seeks new friends to offset frosty ties with India.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Monastery A Beacon Of Harmony After Unrest

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of interfaith harmony in a time of religious tension.

International Business Times

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Tulip Siddiq accuses Bangladeshi authorities of ‘false’ allegations

The Hampstead and Highgate MP has accused Bangladeshi authorities of launching a ‘targeted and baseless’ campaign against her

Evening Standard

Bangladesh court upholds death sentences for 20 men who murdered student over Facebook post

Victim’s father hopes ‘justice will be served’

The Independent UK

Police in Bangladesh use batons and tear gas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group

Police used batons and tear gas to disperse thousands of members of a banned Islamist group as they marched through streets in Bangladesh's capital

The Independent UK

Bangladesh Student Leader Aims To Finish What Uprising Began

Bangladeshi students who overthrew autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina last year have formed a new political party to finish the work that began with her ouster, the group's leader told AFP. Nahid Islam, 27, was one of the most visible faces of the youth-led protest campaign Students Against Discrimination, which brought…

International Business Times

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‘Gotham but no Batman’: Crime grips Bangladesh 6 months after Hasina fled

A spike in violent crime in the Bangladesh capital makes youth who risked lives for change ask: ‘What was it all for?’

Al Jazeera

Bangladeshi students who led uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina form new political party

Students in Bangladesh who led a mass uprising to topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August are now diving into politics by forming a new political party

The Independent UK

Bangladesh students who deposed PM Hasina form party to fight elections

The student-led party hopes to upend Bangladesh politics, long dominated by two family-run parties.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh resumes direct trade with Pakistan after 50 years

Dhaka and Islamabad have seen relations improve dramatically since street protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government last year

The Independent UK

Unrest in Bangladesh is revealing the bias at the heart of Google’s search engine

Google’s search engine handles the vast majority of online searches worldwide. By one estimate, it fields 6.3 million queries every second.

The Conversation

After Revolution, Bangladesh Textbooks Rewrite History

Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest chapter in her country's battle over its past.

International Business Times

Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN

UN inquiry finds ex-PM Sheikh Hasina oversaw systematic crackdown on protesters, killing up to 1,400 people.

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The Independent UK

UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh

The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over six weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister

International Business Times

UN Says Former Bangladesh Govt Behind Possible 'Crimes Against Humanity'

Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".

The Independent UK

Bangladesh opposition says working towards holding general elections by December

Pressure has been mounting on Muhammad Yunus to set an election date

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Protesters In Bangladesh Demolish Former PM's Historic Family Home

Protests in Bangladesh escalate as historic home of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina is vandalized, raising concerns about security force abuses and arbitrary detentions.

The Independent UK

Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's ouster

Bangladesh's interim government is completing six months into power this month after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August last year in a student-led mass uprising

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh protesters torch family home of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

Wave of attacks overnight also targeted houses and businesses belonging to Hasina’s Awami League supporters.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Protesters Raze Buildings Linked To Ousted Leader

Hundreds of Bangladeshi protesters smashed down buildings connected to ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, hours after students with excavators began demolishing a museum to her father.

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