Bangladesh, UN

U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity
As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.
Bangladesh: UN says Sheikh Hasina's crackdown may be crime against humanity
UN human rights investigators accuse the deposed government of Sheikh Hasina of a brutal response that they warn could amount to "crimes against humanity". They found "an official policy to attack and violently repress anti-government protesters and sympathisers",
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's father's home
Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader as his daughter, ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, called on her supporters to stand against the interim government.
UN says former Bangladesh government behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’
GENEVA: Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to “crimes against humanity”.
Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
Bangladesh's interim government is completing six months into power this month after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August last year in a student-led mass uprising.
Sheikh Hasina's government committed ‘crimes against humanity’ to retain power in Bangladesh, says UN
The UN has accused Bangladesh's former administration of committing crimes against humanity during last year's protests, citing hundreds of extrajudicial killings and systematic attacks. The report documents widespread violence and repression orchestrated by the government,
Bangladesh grapples with turbulent aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
Bangladesh’s new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights ...
Fresh Wave of Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation
Students who led a revolution resulting in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country in August sparred anew ...
Bangladesh's government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed
Bangladesh’s interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, says his makeshift administration will ...
Bangladesh asks India to stop former PM Hasina from making 'false statements'
Bangladesh has asked India to stop ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from making "false and fabricated" comments ...
Protesters in Bangladesh storm and destroy a house linked to exiled former Prime Minister Hasina
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh took out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday by ...
Protesters set fire to ex-Bangladesh PM's family home
Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as ...