Bangladesh

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Marchers in Savar on Tuesday demand a death sentence for Sohel Rana, the owner of the building that collapsed last week, killing about 400. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

Bangladesh Unrest Seen Intensifying
By Syed Zain Al-Mahmood, the Wall Street Journal
1 May 2013

DHAKA, Bangladesh—Protests that have destabilized Bangladesh and challenged its garment industry are expected to intensify next week, as the country’s war-crimes tribunal issues a fresh round of verdicts.

Disagreements over the tribunal, meant to heal wounds of a bloody war of independence against Pakistan in 1971, have led to mass street protests and strikes since February. The disturbances have hurt the $20 billion garment industry, which estimates it lost $500 million in orders to India in recent weeks due to street blockades and port shutdowns. (read more)

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Death Toll From Bangladesh Unrest Reaches 44 
By Julfikar Ali Manik and Jim Yardley, New York Times
1 March 2013

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Bangladesh reached at least 44 on Friday, one day after a special war crimes tribunal handed down a death sentence to an Islamic leader for crimes against humanity committed 42 years ago, during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

The verdict against Islamic leader, Delawar Hossain Sayedee, a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist party, resonated across the country. It was celebrated by the hundreds of thousands of young protesters who have taken to the streets in recent weeks to condemn Jamaat and demand justice in the war crimes cases against other party leaders, insisting that those who were convicted be hanged. (read more)

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For earlier articles, please see the “Archived Updates” section on Bangladesh”s page.

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