Sheikh Hasina’s fall will lead to rise of the only organised force in Bangladesh—religion. Story by Praveen Swami ... religion became ever more embedded in the power structure.

IMAGE: Sheikh Hasina, who was elected Bangladesh's prime minister for another term on Sunday, January 7, 2024, meets with foreign observers and journalists at her residence in Dhaka, January 8, 2024.

From the stage, Hasina said that in Bangladesh "there is no place for Islamic militancy, terrorism and corruption. Bangladesh wants to show that Islam is a religion of peace and wants to be a ...

Why the end of Sheikh Hasina’s despotic reign heralds a new beginning for Muslim women in Bangladesh Farjana Mahbuba Posted 12 Aug 2024 12 Aug 2024 Mon 12 Aug 2024 at 4:41am , updated 16 Aug ...

Bangladesh's longtime prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to India on Monday amid escalating student-led protests that her government had tried to crush with force, leaving hundreds ...

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, ... regardless of class, heritage, religion, ...

Ever since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India, her supporters and associates have faced retaliatory attacks by mobs who have been met by little, if any, resistance from ...