Bangladesh history
Sheikh Hasina's Death Sentence: Bangladesh Repeats Its Political Trauma of 1975
Nov 18, 2025 05:30 pm CST
Bangladesh's former president Sheikh Hasina faces a death sentence in absentia, mirroring her father's fate in 1975. This verdict highlights South Asia's cyclical political tragedies where leaders transform from saviors to tyrants. Her exile in India further complicates regional relations as Bangladesh struggles with unresolved historical tensions between secularism, religious nationalism, and the unfulfilled promises of liberation.
Former Bangladesh Minister Calls Sheikh Hasina Trial "Scripted" and Warns of Political Crisis
Nov 17, 2025 06:17 pm CST
Mohammad Ali Arafat, former information minister of Bangladesh, denounces the trial against ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a "sham" orchestrated by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's interim government. Arafat claims Bangladesh is falling under jihadist control and warns that upcoming elections are already "rigged," highlighting the deepening political crisis in the nation since Hasina's ousting in August last year.
Sheikh Hasina Condemns Destruction of Father's Historic House as Attempt to Erase Bangladesh's Liberation Legacy
Nov 17, 2025 10:36 am CST
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks out from New Delhi about the recent vandalization of her father's historic Dhanmondi 32 residence, calling it a deliberate attempt to erase the legacy of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War and the values of democracy, equality, and secularism that her father championed.