Sajeeb Wazed Joy tells the BBC World Service that Hasina had been contemplating resigning from office Sunday, and had left the country for her safety on the insistence of her family.
Protests against job quotas that began peacefully in June transformed into a wider movement against the Bangladeshi leadership, with nearly 300 killed in the government's crackdown.
Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.
It also now prohibits printing, circulation of posters with 'derogatory remarks' & has announced fine of Rs 20,000, temporary rustication from hostels, expulsion for repeat offenders.
London's SOAS once had room for students protesting Margaret Thatcher hosting Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir. Now it suspends them for demonstrating in support of Palestinians.
A 5-member committee formed by DU to investigate incident of alleged 'harassment', 'molestation' by men on campus during college fest. Protesters demanding principal's dismissal.
No classes have been held at South Asian University since 13 October with students on protest, demanding higher stipends and adequate representation for social sciences faculty.
Students protesting against govt bond policy at Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences were 'forcibly' removed from outside auditorium, night before Harayana CM's convocation visit.
Tunisian youth and scores of Arab Spring activists are back with the slogans and placards, demanding an end to the police state and fall of regime. But something is different this time.
Though insulting the Thai royal family is punishable by law, criticisms started on social media and then on the streets, and PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha is struggling to shut it down.
The stage is set for the Democrats’ internal reckoning as the Republican Party, led by Trump, processes its losses and turns its eyes toward the midterms next year.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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