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Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote

Martyrs die, and mourning – after a while – usually fades. Not with Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh. Here’s why.

FILE PHOTO: Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader, along with other demonstrators takes part in a protest against a lockdown call by the Bangladesh Awami League in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mehedi Hasan/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain

Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s long rule have been reunited with families.

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‘I have lost everything’: Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families

As floodwaters recede after heavy monsoon rains, many have lost their homes – and some blame India for a dam release.

A woman and her child wade through flood waters in Feni

Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?

As government headed by Nobel laureate takes charge, many wonder how it will undo years of Hasina’s ‘autocratic rule’.

People gather around the residence of Bangladeshi prime minister in Dhaka

‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis

India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.

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The day after in Dhaka: Young people replace police in Bangladesh capital

Bangladesh city’s streets, under care of civilian traffic cops and property guards, tell story of overnight destruction.

People in their early 20s direct traffic at a main intersection in Dhaka

Sheikh Hasina: A critical misstep and the end of 15 years ruling Bangladesh

Following weeks of protests, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country.

Bangladesh Hasina

Shot in the eyes, victims of Bangladesh protest violence face dark future

Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were hit in the eyes by pellets fired by security forces, and might lose vision.

An injured protester is rushed to hospital after a clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024 [Anik Rahman/Reuters]

How Bangladesh rickshaw pullers saved lives amid quota protest clashes

Risking bullets, they stepped out of their homes to save their livelihoods. They ended up saving lives too.

A cycle rickshaw puller pedals with a passenger in the old quarters of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Bangladesh curfews, internet blackout batter economy amid quota protests

The South Asian country is estimated to have lost $1.2bn in revenue over the past five days with garment exports hit.

Bangladeshi army patrols in an armored vehicle the Dhaka-Chittagong highway on the fourth day of curfew imposed by the government amidst the countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Internet and mobile data services are still down despite apparent calm in Bangladesh following a verdict that scaled back a controversial quota system for government jobs after weeks of relentless protests that turned deadly. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)