The current political unrest in Bangladesh is expected to disrupt the country’s clothing industry, potentially affecting global apparel retailers from H&M to Zara as they head into the key holiday …
Bangladesh’s Failure Must Worry India
With per capita gross national income of less than $3,000, both Bangladesh and India are stuck in the so-called middle-income trap. Neither is close to the club of rich nations, whose doors spring …
Why Bangladesh’s Leader Quit, and What Happens Next
Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus was chosen to lead a new interim government in Bangladesh after a student-led uprising forced long-serving premier Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the …
Bangladesh seen heading toward political crisis
DHAKA, BANGLADESH – Nearly 80 hours after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh amid violent protests that resulted in more than 300 fatal …
“I get emotional when I think about him” – Bangladesh A skipper Anamul Haque opens up on losing his friend amid violent protests
Bangladesh A captain Anamul Haque recently expressed his sorrow at losing his dear friend Akram in the ongoing protests in the country.
The leader who lost touch with Bangladesh
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s unceremonious … not to speak of the huge loss of property. The most worrying part is the systematic attacks on police stations and the looting of weapons by …
What Bangladesh, Lanka, Jan 6 riots say—Democracy & Dior suitcases are both public property
This isn’t just a story about street power and regime change. It is about a new semiotics of takeover. Dhaka protests have a dotted line all the way to Colombo, Lahore, and Washington.
India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh, Indian official sources say
India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh, two Indian government sources said on Wednesday, after weeks of unrest forced …
Hasina sought to come at ‘short notice’: India minister
On Monday, top officials of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) visited the Bangladesh border in the eastern state of West Bengal to review “operational preparedness and strategic deployment of BSF in …
Bangladesh’s Hasina faces the revenge of history
What comes next in Bangladesh is far from certain. The specter of further political violence is real. You’re reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including …