The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilians to enforce curfew
The interim government will fill a power vacuum left after Bangladesh's army chief announced Hasina's resignation in a televised address on Monday that followed weeks of deadly violence that ripped through the country
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party named Namal Rajapaksa, 38, as its candidate at a Buddhist ceremony at their party office in the capital Colombo
Yunus will act as a caretaker premier until new elections are held
Despite tempered responses from Chinese official media outlets, actions of Bangladeshi protesters and military officials have resonated with Chinese internet users
Following the decision, student leaders left the president's official house
While neither side’s figure can be independently confirmed, it’s conceivable that both numbers are accurate
The fall of Prime Minister Hasina’s government presents a challenge for New Delhi, which had strong ties with Dhaka
Zia, 78, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018 under Hasina's rule
Bangladesh's figurehead president and its top military commander said Monday that an interim government would be formed soon
Hasina resigns after weeks of clashes between student protesters and police leave nearly 300 dead
Pakistan's military rejects long-standing allegations that it is also playing a role in illegal trade
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