Muhammad Yunus

As many as 3,500 may have been forcibly abducted during her 15-year rule, says interim leader Muhammad Yunus.

The tribunal proceedings saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including ex-PM Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India.

This is the first visit by head of foreign government since the formation of interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus.

Their hope: to avoid a repeat of the last 15 years, in which Sheikh Hasina ruled the country of some 170 million with an iron fist.

Bangladeshi youth are exercising political agency and articulating a vision of good governance and a merit-based society.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy said Sheikh Hasina will go back to Bangladesh the moment the interim government decides to hold an election.

Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka after treatment in Paris, with protesters backing him for a role in the interim govt to oversee elections.

What began as a student movement against job quotas had unveiled deep-rooted economic and political grievances and evolved into a mass uprising that eventually toppled a sitting Prime Minister. Is Bangladesh on the brink of a democratic and economic awakening? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead of the Global Labor Organization, Professorial Fellow at North South University in Bangladesh, and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading in the UK.

What began as a student movement against job quotas had unveiled deep-rooted economic and political grievances and evolved into a mass uprising that eventually toppled a sitting Prime Minister. Is Bangladesh on the brink of a democratic and economic awakening? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Niaz Asadullah, Southeast Asia Lead of the Global Labor Organization, Professorial Fellow at North South University in Bangladesh, and a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading in the UK.

The student leaders had said they wanted Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser to the interim government.

Bangladesh's protesting student leaders demand that parliament be dissolved and warned of "strict programme" if their deadline was not met.

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for helping lift millions from poverty.

Student leaders have expressed a desire for a new interim government, with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus serving as its chief adviser.

Anthony Albanese says social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users.

Local institutions were the primary supporters of Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week.

High Court judge says the Home Ministry's seizure of the Pride watches was made without a warrant and was invalid.

Laos pledges to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.

PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meets with South Korean President Yoon Suek Yeol at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

Max Verstappen faces an even bigger, and more thrilling, battle to stretch the run to five in a row next year.

Families living in the targeted areas began fleeing their homes after nightfall.

Trump, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid says that US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selections are drawing significant attention.

Hezbollah movement fires heavy rocket barrages at Israel and Israeli military says houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv.