This election is the first following the 2024 July uprising that led to the ouster of the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
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Bangladeshi voters went to the polls on February 12 for the first election to take place since the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
Landmark ruling cites UN evidence of coordinated state killings as Dhaka confronts its deadliest crackdown in decades.
Urgent and sustainable reforms are needed, but it’s unclear if the interim government has the time, authority or support to deliver them.
One of the biggest questions is why someone Siddiq’s ties was given the job of anti-corruption minister in the first place.
The family of Sheikh Hasina were at the forefront of the independence movement but were soon linked to allegations of corruption and authoritarianism.
Public sector corruption has become an increasingly common part of life in Bangladesh over the past 15 years.
Calls to return Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, from India are growing, but is this a feasible outcome?
The country’s interim leader shoulders the weight of a nation’s hopes, facing monumental expectations of uniting a fractured society, restoring the economy and reestablishing law and order.
The disproportionate impact on men during the Bangladesh protests highlights how gender roles and socio-economic disparities push men into the frontline of civil unrest.
Bangladesh has avoided total collapse, but what step the country takes next remains to be seen.
Bangladesh’s repressive leader has been forced out after 15 years in power.
The protesters initially wanted to change a quota system for government jobs. But deep-seated frustrations quickly erupted.
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