We heard that they didn’t have adequate ammunition," retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain told the BBC. Sheikh Hasina, however, would not listen - and no-one was willing to disagree with ...

Both Saadat and Hasina Hussain Zada grew up in Afghanistan, where they weren't afforded the same rights as men, including the ability to run whenever and wherever they wanted.

Hasina’s response was heavy-handed, involving her party’s student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), and the police to quell the protests. This led to a day of violence on July 16 ...

Ms Hasina first served as prime minister in 1996, but lost to Ms Zia five years later. The pair were imprisoned on corruption charges in 2007 after a coup by a military-backed government.

When Mohammad Sajal Hussain's father died in custody under suspicious circumstances, he didn't tell anyone. He believed if he told the authorities in Bangladesh, they wouldn't release his body ...

Hussain criticised Awami League regime for what he called were human rights abuses. "However, the sheer power of people ultimately led to the fall of all authoritarian regimes," he said, calling ...

The Jatiya Party, founded by the late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, ... Hasina, 76, fled to India on August 5, and an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was formed.

We heard that they didn’t have adequate ammunition," retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain told the BBC. Sheikh Hasina, however, would not listen - and no-one was willing to disagree with ...

When Sheikh Hasina called crisis security talks to put down spiralling unrest in Bangladesh on Sunday, she appears to have been in denial that her time was up as prime minister. Within hours, she ...