Asia

People power's unfinished work: Can Bangladesh be an exception?

6:34am December 21, 2024

The Wilson Center's Michael Kugelman says that for many Bangladeshis, a successful youth-led mass movement has shattered a long malaise and kindled a newfound optimism about the country's future.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down next month

9:49am August 14, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Kishida's surprise resignation comes as he and his party, the governing Liberal Democratic Party, struggle to recover from a series of corruption scandals.

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Japananese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won't run for reelection

3:36am August 14, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan is facing a leadership change -- and there’s no clear successor in sight. Japan's prime minister announced he would not seek reelection as the head of the ruling party.

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Ex-Bangladesh leader demands probe into protest killings, and is named in murder case

3:23pm August 13, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

In her first statement since fleeing Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina denied responsibility for deaths in protests that led to her ouster. A court ordered police to open a murder investigation against her.

Bangladesh in the new era

7:22pm August 12, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

A week after Bangladesh's long-time leader, Sheikh Hasina, was deposed, there's a sense of cautious optimism in the capital of Dhaka as the interim government begins rebuilding the nation.

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The world's oldest solar calendar may have been unearthed in Turkey

8:01pm August 11, 2024

by Rebecca Rosman

Researchers say an ancient calendar discovered in southern Turkey may also memorialize a devastating comet strike that hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago.

Student protests in Bangladesh ousted its prime minister. What's next for the region?

8:35am August 11, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mushfiq Mobarak, a Professor of Economics at Yale University, about how regional powers will view the overthrow of Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader last week.

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in as interim leader of Bangladesh

6:02pm August 09, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus becomes interim leader days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

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Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Bangladesh to take over as interim leader

5:19am August 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Muhammad Yunus arrived in Bangladesh from an overseas trip as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is returning to Bangladesh to lead interim government

5:34pm August 07, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

The Nobel Peace laureate known for fighting poverty returns to Bangladesh Thursday to begin leading an interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India earlier this week.