Bangladesh’s former president Abdul Hamid returned to the country on Monday after receiving medical treatment abroad.

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

On Sunday, the lecture halls were full again, with students chatting in groups along tree-covered walkways and buying drinks and snacks ... went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s long rule have ...

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Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a fifth term as Bangladesh Prime Minister on January 11, 2024. She fled the country on August 5, 2024 following a massive uprising. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images ...

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Muhammad Yunus vs Sheikh Hasina: In a step which has possibly created more trouble for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, National Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police, under the leadership ...

A close aide of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and vice president of United States Awami League Rabbi Alam said on Wednesday that she will return to the country as PM. He also ...

Along with a few companions, he set the stage to bring down the authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government. It sparked Bangladesh's first ever Gen-Z uprising and concluded with ...

Ousted former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday issued a stern warning to the current interim caretaker government in the country, saying “if you play with fire, it will burn ...