Odhikar, one of the South Asian nation’s largest human rights organisations, demanded justice from the interim government that took over after the student-led revolution that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least a dozen people died in detention in Bangladesh since last year’s revolution, including by torture and gunshot wounds, … Read more
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina today issued her first statement since her ouster. In the statement, issued through her son Sajeeb Wazed, Hasina sought justice ‘for the countrymen’. Hasina, 76, resigned and fled to India last week following widespread protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs. Reminding the countrymen of her … Read more
Bangladeshi Army officers stand guard at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an interim government headed by … Read more