<p>Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus - a longtime political foe of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina - has been named the country's interim leader. The 84-year-old was appointed a day after Ms Hasina fled the country following weeks of deadly protests that brought her resignation.
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Sheikh Hasina caught on tape authorising shooting of protesters
A BBC investigation has found that the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, authorised her security forces to use lethal force against protestors last summer. The evidence is a leaked tape verified by the BBC. An estimated 1,400 people were killed and 12,000 injure ... Show More
43m 6s
Aug 2024
Making Sense of Bangladesh
After 15 years in power, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post and fled the country. It's an incredible development and the culmination of deadly protests that have rocked the nation for weeks. New York Times' South Asia Bureau Chief Mujib Ma ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 17
Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News presenter and correspondent, speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh.The 84-year-old is perhaps one of the world’s best-known Bangladeshis. Described as the banker to the world’s poor, he gained international recognition as a Nobel pri ... Show More
22m 59s
Aug 2024
Bangladesh: Who will replace Sheikh Hasina?
Protesters rejoice after the resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. But what comes next and can military rule be avoided? Then: we turn our focus to Latin America, where all eyes are on Venezuela as Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva, touches down in Chile. Plu ... Show More
38m 1s