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How Bangladesh's Student Protests Overthrew the Government

par This Is Beirut, 05/08 14:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Anti-Government Demonstration Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina

Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules have spiralled into violence killing more than 280 people and overthrowing the premiership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Here are six key dates spanning the protests that ended the autocratic 15-year rule of 76-year-old Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ...

Who is Sheikh Hasina, the Iron Lady of Bangladesh?

par This Is Beirut, 05/08 15:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina, the outgoing Prime Minister of Bangladesh, once symbolized democratic hope for the country by helping to topple the military dictatorship in the 1980s. However, her rule grew progressively authoritarian. On Monday morning, she resigned and fled to India as thousands of anti-government protesters stormed her official ...

Nobel Winner Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh Government

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 11:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus Sheikh Hasina Student Protests

Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday. The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus — credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the ...

Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poorest of the Poor

par This Is Beirut, 08/08 11:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bangladesh Interim Government Muhammed Yunus Sheikh Hasina

Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will helm Bangladesh's interim government after the ouster of premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts. The 84-year-old, known as the "banker to the poorest of the poor," was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work loaning small cash sums to rural ...

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