Bangladesh’s Ousted Leader Sheikh Hasina Faces New Arrest Warrant

The war crimes tribunal that Sheikh Hasina herself founded has now charged her in the crackdown that killed more than a thousand demonstrators.

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Bangladesh’s Leader Threatens to Resign Over Election Pressure

Muhammad Yunus has struggled to navigate between the army, career politicians and the protest movement that overthrew the country’s authoritarian leader last year.

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Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler

Sheikh Hasina fled the country after a mass uprising against her government, but the party she led remained a factor in Bangladeshi politics.

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As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening

A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people.

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There’s No Party Like an Iftar Party for Bangladesh’s Aspiring Leaders

During Ramadan, political parties used the events to signal potential alliances after the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader.

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After a Revolution, a Move Toward Politics as Usual in Bangladesh

Some of the students who took part in last year’s uprising that ousted the nation’s autocratic leader are leaving the interim government to start a political party.

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U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity

As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.

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These Students Ousted a Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.

It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make the most of their opening.

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Sorting Fact From Fiction as Fear Engulfs Bangladesh’s Hindus

Reports of vandalism and mob violence are real, but wilder accusations emanating from India muddy the picture.

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Ex-Bangladeshi Leader Orchestrated Mass Disappearances, Inquiry Finds

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials are implicated in a centralized program that abducted dissidents and held them in secret prisons, an official commission’s preliminary report said.

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