Bangladeshi journalists hopeful for return to press freedom as Hasina era ends | Global development
Bangladeshi journalists hope that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation will mark an end to an era of censorship and fear, and prepare to hold a new caretaker government to account. Arrests, abuses and enforced disappearances by Bangladeshi security forces have dogged journalists for much of Hasina’s 15 years in power, preventing them from reporting on […]
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Resigns and Flees the Country After Deadly Protests
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country after a month of massive anti-government protests. On Sunday, thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace of Hasina, reportedly killing at least 90 people. The total death toll from the protests has now exceeded 300, most of them civilians shot dead by police. […]
Dozens killed in building fire in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka | World news
A fire broke out in a seven-story building in an upscale residential area of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens more. “So far, 43 people have died in the fire,” Bangladesh Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said late Thursday after visiting the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the adjoining burn […]