Tag Archives: Bangladesh

Bangladesh has formally requested that India extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her removal during widespread student-led protests. This request presents a diplomatic dilemma for New Delhi, according to analysts. Since Hasina’s departure, she had been a close ally of New Delhi during her 15-year …

A well-known Bangladeshi American blogger has been hacked to death in Dhaka. Atheist writer Avijit Roy, founder of Mukto-Mona (Free-mind) blog, was attacked as he was returning from a book fair in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday afternoon. The couple was dragged from a taxi before being hacked with machetes.  …