Reports of vandalism and mob violence are real, but wilder accusations emanating from India muddy the picture.
Tag: Bangladesh
These Students Ousted a Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.
It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make the most of their opening.
Ex-Bangladeshi Leader Orchestrated Mass Disappearances, Inquiry Finds
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials are implicated in a centralized program that abducted dissidents and held them in secret prisons, an official commission’s preliminary report said.
As India-Bangladesh Tensions Rise, So Do Fears of Tit-for-Tat Violence
A diplomatic dispute over claims of persecution of Bangladeshi Hindus threatens to upend Bangladesh’s interim government.
Bangladesh Ties with India Plunge Further After Arrest of Hindu Leader
India and Bangladesh have traded angry accusations about Bangladesh’s Hindu minority.
Italian Judges Strike Down Request to Hold Migrants in Albania
The ruling was a major blow to the conservative government’s plan to have asylum claims heard in Albania instead of Italy.
He Didn’t See Daylight for Five Years
Here are some basics from the Times investigation into Bangladesh’s secret military prison, the “House of Mirrors.”
Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison
In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone.
Faced With Regional Setbacks, India Flexes Its New Economic Muscle
Tapping into a fast-growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been offering financial help to India’s neighbors as he tries to counter China’s influence.
Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers
Public disorder has continued in the country, weeks after its autocratic leader was driven out by protests. Many police officers have still not returned to work.