Sheikh Hasina

Return journey for ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina turns bumpy

© N J Thakuria The sudden drive out from the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka was not enough for the consecutive fourth time premier of Bangladesh as more troubles are waiting for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s celebrated daughter Sheikh Hasina. Taking refuge in neighbouring Bharat, the ousted premier now faces a number of police complaints …

Bangladesh: A reporter is killed in Dhaka; PEC expresses shock

Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock and grief over the killing of a young reporter in the Bangladesh capital during a nationwide protest demonstration against the job-quota system in the south Asian nation. Hasan Mehedi (35), who worked for Bangla media outlet Dhaka Times, was killed while covering …

Bangladesh: Awami League has fielded 20 Hindu Candidates in the Parliamentary Elections

General elections are scheduled to be held in January 2024 in Bangladesh. But before the elections, opposition parties are gearing up to gain the support and sympathy of the minority Hindu communities, which comprise more than 8% of the total population. At this moment, the ruling party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a …

US designated Jihadi groups join hands with BNP to unseat Bangladesh Government

© Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Several terrorist and jihadist groups in Bangladesh, which are designated by the US have joined hands with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with the agenda of unseating ruling Awami League government while some of these groups are even plotting assassinating key figures in the government, ruling Awami League as well as …