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Beacon of inspiration in South Asia

BANGLADESH experienced a political earthquake when prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following a nationwide protest in August led by the youth, particularly the Gen-Z generation. The ‘Gen-Z Revolution’ shares striking similarities with the Arab Spring, underscoring the powerful impact of youth-driven movements in bringing about significant radical change in Bangladesh...

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Hasina, Quader sued over killing of rickshaw driver

A murder case has been filed against 350 people, including Awami League president and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister Obaidul Quader and former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud for killing auto-rickshaw driver Mehdi, 25, during the anti-discrimination student movement.

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Hasina sued over student’s murder in Laxmibazar

A murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 49 others over the killing of a student during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the city’s Sutrapur area on July 19.

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Complaint filed against Hasina, Rehana over death of fruit vendor

A complaint was filed against 21 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul over the killing of fruit vendor Farid Sheikh in the capital’s Jatrabari area.

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Hasina sued over RMG worker’s death

A murder case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 24 others for killing a garment worker during the mass uprising in the city’s Adabor area on August 5.

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Anti-discrimination student movement forms 4 new teams

The Student Movement Against Discrimination on Monday formed four new teams to reorganize the platform that led the mass protests forcing Sheikh Hasina to resign as Bangladesh prime minister and flee the country on August 5....

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Muhammad Yunus’ eyes hold tears of tens of millions

THOSE who are currently students at universities in Bangladesh came of age during the autocratic rule of the now fallen prime minister Sheikh Hasina (2009–2024). They never had a taste of democracy; they never saw any credible election in their country. All they saw was political repression and corruption at every tier of the government and at every level...

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Two more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, Quader

Two separate cases were filed on Monday against former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over the killings of one Liton Hasan Lalu alias Hasan in the capital’s Mirpur area and Tarik Hossain in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area during the recent anti-discrimination students’ movement....

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Many in hiding with wealth info unchecked 

Many former lawmakers and ministers of the ousted Awami League government, who amassed wealth abnormally, have fled or are now in hideouts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina...

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Indian media’s role in harming Bangladeshi Hindus

FOLLOWING the student-led protests, the mass uprising and the prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s exit on August 5, Indian mainstream media and social media have circulated false claims of rising persecution against the religious minority, the Hindu community, in Bangladesh. The reports, frequently accompanied by misleading footage, misrepresent...

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Dealing with odious debt

BANGLADESH has become increasingly indebted since 2009. The country’s external debt stock increased from $23.3 billion in 2008 to $100.6 billion in December 2023 thanks to the country’s mega-projects-led so-called development with borrowed money under the now-deposed authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina...

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Hasina among 40 sued over student killing in Rangpur

A case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top leaders of Awami League including its general secretary Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over the killing of a student in Rangpur during the student movement....

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Hasina, Quader among 128 sued over Jaipurhat student killing

A murder case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister for road transport and bridges Obaidul Quader, and 126 others over the killing of a student in Jaipurhat during the student movement....

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Bullet injured student dies at DMCH

A student who sustained bullet injury on August 4 died while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday morning.

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Army sheltered 626 after Hasina fall: ISPR

The Inter Service Public Relations said on Sunday that a total of 626 people, including political leaders, judges, and police officers, took shelter in the cantonment, fearing...

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Bangladesh needs uniters, not dividers

MONDAY, August 5, was a history-tossing day for Bangladesh, which made the headlines globally. The Awami League leader prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longest-running...

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Case filed against Hasina, Quader over killing of teacher

A murder case has been filed against 101 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, in connection with the killing of a teacher during the student movement in Bogura.