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Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh

Ms Hasina was first elected to power in 1996, having endeared herself...

Bangladesh PM Hasina quits and flees as protesters storm palace

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Sheikh Hasina’s departure appears to have defused the high tension in Dhaka, where more deadly protests were feared on Monday.Bangladesh’s Prime...

Bangladesh protesters make defiant call for march on Dhaka

Tension is rising as protesters call for mass mobilisation in the face of deadly crackdown and national curfew.Defying a deadly crackdown and national curfew,...

More than 20 killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for Hasina to quit

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Protests over a jobs quota system have morphed into a wider antigovernment movement demanding the prime minister’s resignation.More than 20 people...

Hopes of finding survivors fade as Kerala landslides death toll nears 200

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan describes the disaster as ‘one of the worst’ the southern Indian state has ever witnessed.Hopes of finding more than 180...

India landslides kill 151, many missing as rescuers search through debris

Hundreds of rescue workers are searching through mud and debris from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India’s Kerala...

At least 49 killed, dozens trapped after landslides hit India’s Kerala

Heavy rain hinders rescue efforts after landslides struck the hilly Wayanad district while people were sleeping.At least 49 people have been killed with dozens...

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says

Global average surface air temperature was 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says.July 21 was the hottest day ever...

Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm

Demonstrators insist they won’t be placated by change in the government job quota system; want curfew lifted, detainees released.Protesters in Bangladesh have issued demands...

Bangladesh court scraps most quotas that triggered deadly unrest: Reports

The top court scales back – but does not abolish – a contentious quota system that sparked deadly protests.Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has scrapped most...

‘It’s war now’: As Bangladesh quota protests escalate, what’s next?

A telecommunications blackout cut Bangladesh off from the rest of the world on Friday, as the country of 170 million people hurtled towards fresh...

Bangladesh student protests over jobs escalate, telecoms disrupted

Death toll expected to rise amid violence that has seen government buildings torched and telecommunications disrupted.Dozens of people have been killed in Bangladesh as...

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