DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.
Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina,
Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.
India's disinformation campaign against Bangladesh's interim government is no way to start a cordial relationship.
Five months after Sheikh Hasina’s removal, the party is divided. Some leaders won’t apologise; others want a reckoning
Facing political and economic instability, Bangladesh has a new chance to reshape its global alliances under interim leadership
But are the allegations against the British MP politically motivated? Is the Yunus-led interim government settling scores with Hasina?
Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits.
According to the HRW report, "Officers involved in enforced disappearances also told Human Rights Watch that Sheikh Hasina or senior government had knowledge of incommunicado detentions, and that, in some cases, Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings".
According to the HRW report, "Officers involved in enforced disappearances told the agency that Sheikh and senior officers of her government had knowledge of incommunicado detentions, and that, in some cases, Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings."
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government has started preparations to remove Saima Wazed, the daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from the post of World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia.
Alam, who played a key role in the uprising that toppled Hasina’s government and led to her exile on 5 August last year, added that only Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and other “pro-Bangladesh” groups would continue their political activities in the country.