Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina accused of plotting to overthrow govt

Will There Be a Coup in Bangladesh?

On August 5, 2024, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country as protests accelerated and turned violent. Violence was not unidirectional, but Sheikh Hasina’s efforts to crush the protests backfired. Protest leaders appointed octogenarian Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to act as caretaker. Yunus is a popular figure among Western diplomats and within international organizations. […] The post Will There Be a Coup in Bangladesh? appe…

Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina accused of plotting to overthrow govt

Police say a meeting attended by nearly 600 members of her party conspired to “wage civil war in Bangladesh”.

According to interim leader Yunus, some 800 former government torture sites have been found in Bangladesh so far.

In mid-2024, after mass protests, the ruling Prime Minister resigned from her government and went into exile with a helicopter. Now, the interim government chief Muhammad Yunus talks about frightening finds and an authoritarian regime.

Calls for justice make AL’s return uncertain - The New Nation

Abu Jakir : The possibility of a political resurgence by the Awami League, under the leadership of deposed autocrat Sheikh Hasina, has become one of the most debated topics in Bangladesh’s political discourse. With the next general election fast approaching, various local and international actors are reportedly working behind the scenes to bring the party back into the political fold. However, the key question remains: can the Awami League survi…

Bangladesh’s interim government rejects calls to ban Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League

BANGLADESH’S interim government said it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds with the student revolutionaries who overthrew her in an uprising last year. Hasina’s Awami League was accused of extensive human rights abuses during her 15-year tenure, including a violent crackdown on last year’s protest movement that killed more than 800 people. Student leaders still grieving the deaths o…