Bangladesh Political Crisis

Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina so that elections could be held within the next 18 months.

The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the violence there, a State Department official has said.

Gone are the slogans of last week, demanding the "killer dictator" quit: if you ask Bangladesh's youth whether they're hopeful about the future, the writing literally is on the wall.

Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals in Bangladesh of which about 9,000 are students.

There could be a conspiracy angle in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the government said at today's all-party meeting on the ongoing political crisis in the neighbouring state, sources have said.

Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally as she faces rising international opprobrium over the Rakhine crisis.

Bangladesh just realized one of its worst fears. The South Asian nation, no stranger to either vicious politics or targeted Islamist killings, this weekend experienced its deadliest and most sophisticated attack yet, in what appeared to be a calculated blow against the country's elite, including its foreign residents.

Aung San Suu Kyi's refusal to speak up for a persecuted Muslim minority at the heart of a migrant crisis has cast doubt over her moral force.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today brushed aside calls for a dialogue to end the ongoing political crisis, saying those responsible for creating anarchy across the country will be brought to book.

Two more opposition activists were killed in a new bout of political violence in Bangladesh today after the US voiced grave concern about the unrest and slammed a spate of "unconscionable" firebombings.

Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina so that elections could be held within the next 18 months.

The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the violence there, a State Department official has said.

Gone are the slogans of last week, demanding the "killer dictator" quit: if you ask Bangladesh's youth whether they're hopeful about the future, the writing literally is on the wall.

Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals in Bangladesh of which about 9,000 are students.

There could be a conspiracy angle in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the government said at today's all-party meeting on the ongoing political crisis in the neighbouring state, sources have said.

Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally as she faces rising international opprobrium over the Rakhine crisis.

Bangladesh just realized one of its worst fears. The South Asian nation, no stranger to either vicious politics or targeted Islamist killings, this weekend experienced its deadliest and most sophisticated attack yet, in what appeared to be a calculated blow against the country's elite, including its foreign residents.

Aung San Suu Kyi's refusal to speak up for a persecuted Muslim minority at the heart of a migrant crisis has cast doubt over her moral force.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today brushed aside calls for a dialogue to end the ongoing political crisis, saying those responsible for creating anarchy across the country will be brought to book.

Two more opposition activists were killed in a new bout of political violence in Bangladesh today after the US voiced grave concern about the unrest and slammed a spate of "unconscionable" firebombings.