Bangladesh riots
Henry Kissinger deliberately misread the Greek soldier-historian by cherry-picking one realpolitik line to justify raw power and unilateralism
Updated 22 Aug, 2026 10:07am
“We are of the view that a propitious environment needs to be created for the visit,” says a foreign ministry official.
Updated 16 Aug, 2026 06:20pm
“We do not want India-Bangladesh relations to be harmed by statements from fugitive accused individuals,” says Bangladesh's state minister for foreign affairs.
Published 04 Aug, 2026 12:42pm
From Pakistan in 1977 to Bangladesh in 2026, when loosely organised reformists align with disciplined Islamist forces, the ‘revolution’ rarely ends as they imagine.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 09:56am
BNP was leading in 50 seats and Jamaat in 18, according to local TV news stations.
Updated 12 Feb, 2026 10:06pm
All three tried in absentia; 5 other former police officials handed varying terms.
Published 26 Jan, 2026 03:43pm
Sheikh Rehana is convicted to seven years in prison; her daughter gets two-year sentence.
Published 01 Dec, 2025 08:00pm
US-based son Sajeeb Wazed and daughter Saima Wazed handed 5 years each; public prosecutor to appeal verdict as had sought maximum punishment.
Published 27 Nov, 2025 02:11pm
Stalled attempts to extradite former PM from India strain relations between countries.
Updated 19 Nov, 2025 09:34am
Ultimately, the coercive power of the state could not withstand the power of the people.
Updated 19 Nov, 2025 08:41am
There can be little argument that Hasina’s dispensation had become increasingly autocratic over the years.
Updated 18 Nov, 2025 08:28am
Categorically rejects allegations of responsibility for lethal force against Bangladeshi citizens.
Updated 10 Nov, 2025 09:23am
"You cannot disenfranchise millions of people if you want a political system that works," she says.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 12:46pm
The youth have shown they can shake regimes — but without organisation, ideology, and economic transformation, their fury may only deepen the status quo.
Published 25 Sep, 2025 11:28am
Delay too long, and Bangladesh risks repeating the very cycle it sought to break.
Published 06 Aug, 2025 05:37am
Vows return to full democratic rule at a time of mounting pressure for a swifter transition.
Updated 05 Aug, 2025 08:52pm
Witness lost his left eye, while his right eye was damaged, as well as his lips, nose and teeth during crackdown last year.
Published 03 Aug, 2025 07:44pm
July Proclamation will be “presented to the nation … in the presence of all political parties involved in the mass uprising”, says office of chief adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Published 02 Aug, 2025 04:40pm
Factory shutdowns and aid cuts have added to job losses.
Updated 02 Aug, 2025 02:14pm
Former PM Hasina formally indicted.
Updated 11 Jul, 2025 08:09am
BBC says no evidence found that speech was edited or manipulated; Bangladesh police match audio with recordings of Hasina.
Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:05pm
Chief prosecutor says she will serve her sentence the day she arrives in Bangladesh or surrenders to the court.
Published 02 Jul, 2025 03:28pm
Sayeed died aged 23 in the northern city of Rangpur, the first student demonstrator killed in the police crackdown on protests.
Updated 01 Jul, 2025 09:44am
Sheikh Hasina's former election commissioner detained after mob assaults him in Dhaka.
Published 23 Jun, 2025 08:19pm
Bangladesh leader threatened to resign if political parties did not extend support to him.
Updated 24 May, 2025 10:05am
Sheikh Hasina’s party is the oldest political party in Bangladesh.
Updated 14 May, 2025 11:05am
Bangladesh Nationalist Party spokesperson calls it "significant day" for the country and its people.
Updated 06 May, 2025 04:02pm
Former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces allegations of illegally receiving land.
Updated 14 Apr, 2025 09:35am
Indian, Bangladeshi leaders meet for first time since ex-PM’s exit.
Updated 05 Apr, 2025 09:16am
Fahad’s killing sparked nationwide protests, forcing Hasina to pledge the highest punishment for the perpetrators.
Updated 17 Mar, 2025 10:10am
