When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country. After Hasina left the country, the army took over ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Deadly protests by thousands of students in Bangladesh against quotas in government jobs has brought focus to a history of violence in a country born out of a war between India ...

Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by a system that she says doesn't reward merit and offers little ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh on Thursday held its first election since the 2024 mass protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government. The balloting was mostly peaceful in a vote seen as a critical ...

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh, resigned and fled the country after a student-led movement against the country’s job quota system. After her departure, plans for an ...

It has vast mangrove forests, hills covered in tea plantations and record-breaking beaches, but for most tourists, Bangladesh is still a blank space on the map. The South Asia country welcomed just ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bangladesh held its first election since Gen Z protests toppled PM Hasina’s government, seen as a critical test of ...