Bangladesh unrest

Politicians urge calm after sectarian clash

.Hasina, 77, fled by helicopter to neighbouring India as a student-led uprising saw protesters flood streets

Museum to include replica of notorious "House of Mirrors" Aynaghar detention centre operated by Hasina's regime

Hasina's 15-year tenure saw widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention and extrajudicial killings

General Zaman emphasises commitment to stabilising nation and preparing for democratic elections within 18 months

Commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Army will now have judicial authority under Section 17 of the CrPC

UN Dhaka mission head says UN will run independent probe body on deaths of hundreds during recent student protest

Transitional govt may try accused involved in killings during protests under local International Crimes Tribunal

Anwar Ibrahim holds phone call with transitional government head Muhammad Yunus

300 people died in demonstrations that began as protests against employment quotas spiralling into Hasina's overthrow

Antonio Guterres urges interim govt in coming weeks to continue to make every effort to be inclusive, official says

Report in Economic Times in India on Sunday had cited Hasina as accusing US of playing a role in ousting her

After Hasina's exit, American politicians call for repercussions against officials tied to recent unrest

Obaidul Hassan, who is appointed to helm Supreme Court and is seen as a loyalist to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina

Such statements depict India's disturbing obsession with Pakistan, says FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch

Miller says highest-ranking US diplomat in Bangladesh, Helen LaFave, attended the inauguration ceremony

Yunus touched down in Dhaka on a flight from Paris via Dubai and could be sworn in as the country's new leader

Local media reports that Shanto and his father were trying to escape when they were confronted by an angry mob

At least 450 people killed in deadly protests that ended autocratic rule of 76-year-old PM Sheikh Hasina

Some businesses and homes owned by Hindus were attacked following Hasina's ousting

The death toll from the unrest in Bangladesh has now surpassed 400, according to reports media and official sources.

Muhammad Yunus, 84-year-old Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer, to lead interim govt after Sheikh Hasina departure

Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman conveys to PM that his soldiers would be unable to implement the lockdown

Police association claims officers were 'forced to open fire' and were unfairly portrayed as the 'villain'

FO expresses hope for Bangladesh's swift return to peace and stability.

Hasina, 76, left Dhaka on Monday in a military aircraft and landed at an airfield at Hindon near Delhi

Sources say Islamabad deliberately not making comments

Yunus appointed to post by Bangladesh President Shahabuddin after holding meetings with student leaders, army chiefs

Modi administration has permitted her to stay in India until she secures political asylum in another country

Protesters attacked homes of Awami League MPs across Bangladesh, sparing none, says a witness in Dhaka

Student leaders want new interim government with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as its chief adviser

Bangladesh’s military chief announces transitional government following resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announces Hasina had resigned and military will form a caretaker govt

Rights group accuse Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing 600 people including from BNP and banned JI

Monday marks the deadliest day since protests began in early July

UN Secretary-General Guterres "urges calm by all sides, emphasizes importance of peaceful democratic transition"

Hasina's last 15 years in power marked by opposition leader arrests, free speech crackdowns and suppressing dissent

Her flight came less than seven months after she celebrated a fourth straight term in power

26yo was coordinator of student movement against quotas in govt jobs that morphed into an oust-Hasina campaign

Student leaders have proposed Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser to the interim government.

Students demand immediate action after Hasina's exit, threatening a 'strict programme'

Anti-government protests in Bangladesh have led to the prime minister stepping down and the army chief taking control

Experts shed light on what really provoked people's wrath in Bangladesh

CJ Obaidul Hassan had departed the premises just moments before the attack, narrowly avoiding harm

Young protesters raid kitchen, indulging in available food, and some seen taking valuable items

Videos on social media show individuals climbing the statue and damaging its arms with hammers.

Zaman, 58, who assumed the role on June 23 announced the resignation of PM Hasina who has been in power for 15 years.

At least 94 people died on Sunday in the deadliest day of anti-government demonstrations in weeks.

Indian media alleges PM Hasina left Bangladesh by military helicopter, reportedly bound for India.

Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India amid escalating protests; interim government to be formed