How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s overthrow has faded
August 2025
‘I’m collateral damage’: ex-minister Tulip Siddiq on her Bangladesh corruption trial
‘Because of women, it became a people’s revolution’: what has changed one year on from Bangladesh’s student uprising?
July 2025
Bangladesh caretaker government overturns use of ‘sir’ to address female officials
Protocol was ‘clearly odd’ relic of regime of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, administration says in revision of directives
March 2025
Muhammad Yunus on picking up the pieces in Bangladesh after ‘monumental’ damage by Sheikh Hasina’s rule
Yunus is facing a huge security challenge as some police refuse to return to their posts, gang crime is rife and tensions simmer with the country’s army chief
January 2025
‘We’ve lost all hope’: Rohingya trapped as Bangladesh closes Myanmar border
Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar are being detained and forced back by Bangladeshi border guards
December 2024
India-Bangladesh relations sour as tensions rise over attacks on Hindu minority
Allegations of violence against Hindus prompt mass protests in India and attack on Bangladeshi consulate
November 2024
Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus confirms plans to put former PM on trial accused of crimes against humanity
The Guardian view on Bangladesh’s uprising: a fresh but fragile opportunity to renew democracy
Editorial: The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled this week amid mass unrest. This is a chance to replace autocracy with real civil and political rights
‘We’ve ousted this regime and will do so again’: the students bringing change to Bangladesh
Gen Z Bangladeshis say their protests may have ended but their duty to the nation persists, inspiring older compatriots
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus urges peace as he is sworn in as Bangladesh leader
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government
Who is Muhammad Yunus, the new leader of Bangladesh’s interim government?
June 2024
Under threat of jail, microfinance pioneer vows to keep lending to poorest Bangladeshis
Muhammad Yunus tells the Guardian charges against him are politically motivated, and expresses concern about personal attacks from politicians
April 2017
We can't be Denmark: Josh Frydenberg plays down wind energy potential on Q&A
Energy minister says Australia’s remoteness means it cannot match European countries yet in producing electricity from renewables
March 2017
Social entrepreneurs
'We are all entrepreneurs': Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time
The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
May 2016
‘Is Bangladesh turning fundamentalist?’ – and other questions I no longer wish to answer
Bangladesh is not the story of a secular country that has turned to radicalism: it is the story of a country that has, against all odds, survived, even flourished
July 2014
Global inequality risks spread of military conflicts, Cameron warned
Graça Machel, Bono and Tutu urge prime minister to take lead on UN climate change deal and millennium development goals
