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Bangladesh's Yunus to Ask Election Commission to Hold National Election in February
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he would ask the election commission to hold a ...
Factbox-Bangladesh grapples with fraught politics a year after former PM Hasina fled
Bangladesh marks on Tuesday a year since long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the South Asian Islamic nation ...
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Their son was shot by police in Bangladesh's 2024 protests. They still want justice
In July and August of 2024 in Bangladesh, student protesters' push for change drove the authoritarian prime minister out of ...
Students rally in Dhaka, pledge to build a 'new Bangladesh'
A new political party formed by students who led an anti-government movement that ousted the former prime minister has ...
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Bangladesh needs the world's help to keep up its remarkable progress in health care
Bangladesh has been a model of health progress in the Global South. Over the past decades, the country of 171 million — 25% ...
Bangladesh a year after Hasina: Extortion plagues businesses under Yunus regime as prices spike
A year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall, Bangladesh faces a surge in extortion under the Yunus-led regime with rampant political ...
A year after a bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability
Bangladesh is marking one year of the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 5 amid hopes and desperation for ...
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From protests to polls: The emerging political landscape of post-Hasina Bangladesh
Under Muhammad Yunus's interim government, the nation anticipates elections in February 2026, with a focus on reform and ...