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Students in Bangladesh forced out the country's leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?
Read full article: Students in Bangladesh forced out the country's leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?Itโs been a month since a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries
Read full article: Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministriesWithin a week of unseating Bangladeshโs longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhakaโs traffic.
Bangladesh slum fire leaves 10,000 people homeless
Read full article: Bangladesh slum fire leaves 10,000 people homelessISHRAT JAHAN CHOWDURY via CNN(CNN) - More than 10,000 people have been left homeless after a massive fire engulfed a slum in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, destroying thousands of shanties, according to Bangladeshi officials. Zillur Rahman, the director of the Bangladesh Fire Service, told CNN that the fire started at around 7:14 p.m. local time Friday and was put out by 11:35 p.m. I don't know what I will do," Abdul Hamid, who worked in the slum, told Agence France-Presse. Rabbani told CNN that more than 2,000 huts were destroyed in the blaze, leaving more than 10,000 people homeless. Enamur Rahman, Bangladesh's State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, told CNN Sunday that around "80% of the slum has been completely or partially destroyed."