In early August last year, Bangladesh witnessed a mini-revolution which saw the ouster of long-serving leader Sheikh Hasina ...

HULA GLOBAL Clothing manufacturer Hula Global, which serves major U.S. store chains, said it had re-directed its apparel orders from Bangladesh to India for the rest of the year because of the unrest.

Luis Tato/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Bangladesh still has a high growth rate, but economists and others say that the growth has been uneven, and that income inequality is high.

On October 17, the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal issued the arrest warrants for Hasina, and 44 other people, including senior members of her cabinet.

This development places international scrutiny on Bangladesh’s treatment of Rohingya refugees and raises pressing questions about the legal and humanitarian conditions of his detention.

In its World Press Freedom Index for 2024, for example, international NGO Reporters Without Borders ranked Bangladesh 165 out of 180 countries – worse than India and Pakistan.