Tens of thousands rally in Bangladesh to demand new elections

Thousands of supporters of the main opposition party have held a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and that new elections be held. The protesters say the government has failed to curb rising prices and that authorities have tried to suppress…… Read More

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Bangladesh gender violence: 632 rape cases reported in 4 months

Hundreds of Bangladeshi protesters clashed with police this week after a video of a woman being attacked was posted online. Human rights groups say abuses against women are only getting worse in the country. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on…… Read More

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🇱🇾 The Death of Gaddafi | The Big Picture

October 20th 2011, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is dragged from a drain pipe, tortured and killed. Libya’s self-proclaimed ‘Brother Leader, the one-time revolutionary who overthrew a king and promised a country governed by the people, met his end at the hands of a new generation of revolutionaries, Libyans seeking an end to Gaddafi’s often brutal 42-year…… Read More

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Dozens die in Bangladesh ferry accident: Officials

At least 32 people were killed when two ferries collided on a Bangladeshi river in the capital, Dhaka. A ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized when it was struck by a larger boat, which then left the area. Three children were among the dead. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from near the scene of the…… Read More

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Seven killed in Rohingya refugee camp attack: Bangladesh police

Attackers have killed at least seven people in an assault on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the Bangladeshi police said. The attackers shot dead some victims and stabbed others with knives, a regional police chief told the AFP news agency on Friday. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe…… Read More

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Russia probes killing of pro-Kremlin commentator

Russia has launched a murder investigation after the daughter of pro-Kremlin commentator Alexander Dugin was killed in a car bomb explosion near Moscow. Unverified social media footage appears to show Darya Dugina’s father Alexander at the scene. He’s been dubbed ‘Vladimir Putin’s brain’. Both have supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi has…… Read More

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Is Bangladesh a one-party state? | Head to Head

In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Gowher Rizvi, the International Affairs advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on the state of the country’s democracy and whether it is heading towards authoritarianism. Once one of the poorest countries in the region, Bangladesh’s economy has been booming over the last decade, with…… Read More

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