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A year after ouster, where is Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina?
Fp Explainers •One year ago, Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh after being forced to resign owing to widespread protests, ending her 15-year tenure as prime minister. Now, she lives in exile in India. But what does she do with her time?
‘A dark moment in history’: Sheikh Hasina targets ‘unelected regime’ of Yunus in open letter to Bangladesh
Fp Staff •A year after she was forced to flee Bangladesh, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has flagged the takeover of the country by extremists-backed Muhammed Yunus as a 'violent interruption of our hard-fought democracy' in a dark moment of the country. She has called for unity against the current regime.
How Sheikh Hasina's home in Dhaka has been turned into a 'revolution museum'
•A year after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled from her luxurious home, Ganabhaban Palace, following her ousting, the palace is being converted into a museum. According to one of the curators, the exhibits would include artefacts of the protesters who were killed, among other things
Bangladesh: August 5 events that forced Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee
Fp Staff •Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh by helicopter on the morning of August 5, leaving behind a nation teetering on the edge of chaos
History Today: How India abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir
Fp Explainers •Home Minister Amit Shah announced the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in Parliament on August 5, 2019. This changed the equation of Jammu and Kashmir, which was granted special status under this law. On this day in 2024, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and fled the country after violent nationwide protests broke out
Bangladesh a year after Hasina: A nation in turmoil as it marks Monsoon Revolution anniversary
Bhagyasree Sengupta •In August 2024, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned from her office and fled her homeland, marking the end of her 15-year-long reign. Here's what Bangladesh looks like a year without Hasina.
A year after Hasina’s flight: Bangladesh will bring ‘Yunus and gang’ to justice, says Awami leader
Bhagyasree Sengupta •One year after student protests ousted Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is still reeling — political chaos, rising extremism, and shattered hopes for reform have left the nation at a crossroads, Awami League leader tells Firstpost
Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal begins trial of ousted PM Hasina for crimes against humanity
Fp Staff •Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday commenced the trial of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia over crimes against humanity related to the violent suppression of the 2024 student led protests.
'Did we really win?' A year after Hasina's fall, Bangladesh students livid at Yunus regime
Fp Staff •Yunus’s ambitious agenda is faltering. Economic challenges loom large. Inflation remains above 9 per cent, and youth unemployment is rampant.
Bangladesh: No lawyer to defend, ex-chief justice Khairul Haque jailed for murder during anti-Hasina protests
Fp Staff •Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh ABM Khairul Haque was jailed in connection with a murder case that occurred during the July uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government. Haque did not have a defence lawyer during the trial