Listen to any political interview, discussion, or debate on Bangladeshi television and variations of a word surface repeatedly: hotya, khoon—murder.…
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Tensions are growing after the killing of a student leader in last year’s revolt, which toppled Sheikh Hasina.Tensions are growing…
Bangladesh. A nation-state born out of the faultiness of a discriminatory political fabric woven by the Pakistani military and political…
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Nahid Islam says the perpetrators deliberately weaponised the slogans of the July Uprising and the death of youth leader Sharif…
Bangladesh’s first elections since an uprising that ousted ex-leader Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League are expected in February 2026,…
People react as they gather to perform funeral prayers for leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot…
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People gather around an ambulance carrying the body of leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds…
On August 5, 2024, the Sheikh Hasina government, which had ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for nearly sixteen years,…