Sheikh Hasina’s party leaders urge India to continue giving her ‘shelter’ after death penalty Dhaka pushes New Delhi to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Bangladesh demands India hand over Hasina after death sentence Dhaka presses New Delhi for extradition after special tribunal sentences former leader and her home minister to death for overseeing last year’s crackdown on street protests The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted prime minister Bangladesh’s capital and major cities are calm despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Ex-Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Crackdown That Killed Up to 1,400 Protesters Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death after a tribunal ruled she incited killings during the 2024 protests. From exile, she called the trial biased and politically motivated. International Business Times UK · Nov 17, 2025
Bangladesh braces for disruptions as former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial Classes in schools and colleges have been disrupted and transportation has been halted across Bangladesh as the former ruling Awami League party headed by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for a nationwide protest over a trial against her involving last year’s uprising that left hundreds dead The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025
Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Chief prosecutor Tajul Islam calls for former home minister to be sentenced to death The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted PM Sheikh Hasina for ‘crimes against humanity’ Former leader charged on five counts related to crackdown on protests that felled her government last year The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister Hasina over deaths of protesters A special tribunal has indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Bangladesh authorities detain student protest leaders in hospital Home minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned. Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2024
Bangladesh Says Student Leaders Held For Their Own Safety Bangladesh said three student leaders had been taken into custody for their own safety after the government blamed their protests against civil service job quotas for days of deadly nationwide unrest. International Business Times · Jul 27, 2024
Bangladesh minister defends gov’t response to protests amid calls for probe Mohammad Arafat tells Al Jazeera authorities tried to ‘de-escalate’ tensions as UN officials urge probe into crackdown. Al Jazeera · Jul 25, 2024
Bangladesh to deploy paramilitary force in Durga puja pandals Decision taken following a meeting between leaders of minority Hindu community and Bangladesh officials The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022
Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are marking the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Bangladesh rebel group’s offer of peace talks with gov’t welcomed United People’s Democratic Front, based in country’s Chittagong Hill Tracts in south, submits a 66-page peace proposal. Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2022