The brutal crackdown on student protesters revealed the totalitarian aims of the prime minister and the resilience of belief in democratic freedoms.

Bangladesh’s longest-serving female Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will extend her reign because her main opposition Bangladeshi Nationalist Party has boycotted the election.

Political meddling and state violence could break Bangladesh's fragile hold on democracy.

For decades, Bangladesh had a very vibrant – and highly political – rock scene. But the genre is struggling to survive the country's crackdown on dissent and increasing Islamic conservatism.

In voicing youthful outrage over inequality and violence, Bangladeshi rappers are creating a powerful form of protest music — just as American MCs have done for 40 years.