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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case

Mar. 03, 2024 08:07 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a $2.3 million embezzlement case. Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, was sentenced to six...

Bangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs

Mar. 01, 2024 09:34 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital had no fire exits, the country's prime minister said Friday, as the death toll climbed to at least 46 and rescuers searched for more victims. The fire started late Thursday in a...

Bangladesh appeals court grants bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labor case

Jan. 28, 2024 05:41 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An appeals court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had been sentenced earlier to six months in prison for violating the country’s labor laws. The court also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentencing. Yunus...

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Jan. 11, 2024 22:04 PM EST

Jan. 4-11, 2024 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. Devotees crowd during the annual Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, supporters of the...

Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most robust democracies

Jan. 10, 2024 03:41 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet's population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. The year looks set to test even the most robust democracies and to strengthen the...

The US and UK say Bangladesh's elections extending Hasina's rule were not credible

Jan. 08, 2024 21:44 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political...

Bangladesh's democracy is strained as Hasina wins a 4th term in a boycotted, low turnout vote

Jan. 08, 2024 19:35 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swept to power for a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh, following an election on Sunday that was boycotted by opposition parties and marked by violent protests and international scrutiny. Her Awami League party won 222...

Hasina wins Bangladesh vote, but low turnout and opposition boycott raise doubts over its legitimacy

Jan. 07, 2024 23:20 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. While the...

Bangladesh's main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday's election

Jan. 06, 2024 11:53 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. ...

Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election

Jan. 06, 2024 07:44 AM EST

DHAKA (AP) — Fazlur Rahman died on a hospital floor with his hands and legs still cuffed, his son Mohammad said, his voice breaking while recalling his father's final moments. Rahman, 63, was one of thousands of opposition activists who were arrested in the months leading to...