There were no grand entrances or ceremonial flair; no performative applause from party loyalists or rows of empty chairs meant to signify political boycotts. Just a quiet room, where Salehuddin Ahmed, ...

To better comprehend the magnitude of the violent protests that have rocked Bangladesh, a look into the nation’s past is necessary. As thousands of young men and women confront armed police on the ...

DHAKA: Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest chapter in her country's battle over its past. Last year, a student-led ...

Activists want the autocratic prime minister to step down. Now to Bangladesh, a country of more than 170 million people who inhabit a place a little bigger than Iowa. It has just experienced some of ...

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