New Bangladesh leader vows to call elections within months | DW News

Bangladesh's new interim leader Muhammad Yunus says he wants to call elections within a few months. His caretaker government is trying to restore order and democracy following weeks of violent protests. The new adminstration includes students who played a key role in ousting the previous prime minister.

Two competing visions for the future of Bangladesh

Police in Bangladesh say they have gone on strike, as the country grapples with its biggest political crisis in years. The Bangladesh police association has apologized in a statement for what they called the violent attacks on innocent students during mass protests. They say they were forced to open fire. This comes after parliament was dissolved following the ouster of long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Students who led the uprising say they will not accept an army-led government.

Death toll rises as protests continue in Bangladesh

Authorities in Bangladesh have imposed a new nationwide curfew after more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured in a fresh wave of anti-government protests. Demonstrators are demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down.

Bangladesh's government bans opposition party

Bangladesh's government has banned the opposition "Jamaat-e-Islami" party, as well as the party's student wing and other associated groups. The ruling party blames them for inciting violence during recent student protests. Bangladesh has arrested more than 10,000 people in two weeks as part of a crackdown on dissent after weeks of deadly protests. At least 200 people have died.

Bangladesh deploys vehicles marked UN to quell student protests

Bangladesh Protests Latest | Bangladesh Anti-Quota Protests: A Timeline

Bangladesh has been gripped by violence amidst the ongoing protests against a controversial job quota system. According to reports, this week's clashes between student demonstrators and police have killed over 100 people. Here's a timeline of how the student unrest in Bangladesh began.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina re-elected as main opposition stages boycott

Bangladesh's ruling party has swept to victory in Sunday's election. The country's election commission says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has won more than half the seats in the country's legislature. That gives her a fourth consecutive term as the country's leader - but in a poll boycotted by the main opposition that drew low turnout and was marred by violence.

Bangladesh protest: Families of missing people demand their return

In Bangladesh, the families of alleged victims of forced disappearances and opposition MPs formed a human chain to demand their return. This is part of a wider campaign against human rights violations ahead of next month's election. The government says the allegations are false and fabricated.

Cyclone Mocha: Telecom tower buckles and collapses in cyclone

 

Cyclone Mocha has hit the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar, battering the land around the east of the Bay of Bengal.

Storm surges of up to four metres (13ft) could swamp villages in low-lying areas and there are fears for refugee camps in the region.

Bangladesh: Fear among Hindus as religious festival starts

In Bangladesh, the minority Hindus are preparing for an important religious festival, Durga Puja. Mixed with the excitement is a fair amount of fear, because in 2021 attacks were carried out by fanatical Muslims.

Bangladesh: Dozens injured in protests against rising fuel prices

Dozens of people in Bangladesh have been injured in protests against a rise in the cost of fuel. It follows a price increase of up to 50 percent last week. The government is blaming global energy markets.

Is Bangladesh doing enough to protect workers?

 

Industrial accidents are too common in Bangladesh.

In the latest incident, dozens of people were killed in a fire and explosion at a container port near the city of Chattogram.

Hundreds were seriously wounded.

Doctors say most people died in the explosion or from inhaling toxic chemical fumes.

It’s estimated industrial accidents have killed more than 2,000 people in the country during the past two decades.

Floods in Bangladesh and India affect millions

 

Days of flooding and landslides in parts of Bangladesh and eastern India, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead.

Bangladesh's north-east region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades.

The two countries are prone to flooding and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world.

Pakistan: A political crisis and a polarised media

 Pakistan’s media is in a lose-lose situation – caught between politicians and the military. Plus, the crushing of speech in Bangladesh.

In the weeks since Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from government, he has been conducting an aggressive campaign – on the ground and online – to get himself back into office. And it has put the country’s media outlets in a difficult position, especially when reporters remain beholden to who really runs the country: the military.

World’s Most Dangerous Roads | Bangladesh - The Nawabpur Road in Dhaka

In Bangladesh, the land with the highest density of population in the world (and the highest amount of corruption), the daily struggle to survive is fought everywhere, including the streets. Nowhere do people drive as brutally and recklessly as here.
 

All the Prime Minister’s Men

 

An explosive investigation reveals how a criminal gang is colluding with the security forces of Bangladesh and has links to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Undercover reporters with the I-Unit expose how a former street mafia claims to have captured a state. Haris Ahmed, brother of Bangladesh’s army chief, Aziz Ahmed, boasts that he can use police and paramilitary units to abduct rivals and earn millions in bribes.

Rohingya suffering ‘life-threatening and overlooked’

 

About 100,000 Rohingyas are being relocated by the Bangladeshi authorities to an isolated island.

They escaped terrifying events during the 2017 Myanmar military crackdown.

But Rohingya refugees are still haunted by memories of burned villages, killings, rape and torture.

Climate refugees in Bangladesh | DW Documentary

 

Within the next 30 years, up to 20% of Bangladesh will disappear beneath the water as rivers and sea levels rise. This will put as many as 30 million people on the move.

Questions And Answers For 21 May

Question: How do you know Republicans voters have gone completely around the twist?
Answer: When a QAnon loving candidate wins the primary election ensuring a defeat in November.

Question: What's the best way piss off the people of Hong Kong and start large protests again?
Answer:  You get China's rubber stamp parliament to enact a national security law that will undermine Hong Kong's basic law.

Question: Has Donald Trump's the media is the enemy of the people had any affect?
Answer: Ask the the 20 journalists arrested in Bangladesh for being critical of the government in posts and articles.

Question: Is it a good idea to ask a Democrat to point out the lies of Donald Trump?
Answer: Only if you're into self abuse and humiliation.

Question: What's the best way to drum up support for the local football team when no fans are allowed in the stadium?
Answer: If you're FC Seoul you bulk purchase sex dolls and put them in the seats.

Question: Is gambling the best way to occupy your time during a coronavirus lockdown?
Answer: Not if it's an illegal casino and the Japanese police arrest 23 people for illegal gambling 

Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in India and Bangladesh

Cyclone Amphan has hit north-eastern India and Bangladesh, where millions are hunkering down in emergency shelters. The massive storm is packing dangerous hurricane-force winds - and authorities say it could trigger devastating floods along the low-lying coast. Authorities are also worried about the spread of the coronavirus in cyclone shelters, where they say social distancing is impossible.