Shamim Chowdhury

2 weeks ago | trt.global | Shamim Chowdhury

The young children’s eyes give it away: vacant; encased in dark cavities that should otherwise be fleshy and plump. There are other signs too — heads slightly too large for their bodies, arms and legs reduced to spindles. These are the unmistakable signs of chronic malnutrition. In the sprawling, makeshift settlements of Cox’s Bazar, southern Bangladesh — home to one of the — these signs are heartbreakingly common. More than 1 million Rohingya refugees live in 33 camps across Ukhiya and Teknaf.

4 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Shamim Chowdhury

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Last summer, 26-year-old Bangladeshi student activist Nahid Islam did the unthinkable. Along with a few companions, he set the stage to bring down the authoritarian Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government. It sparked Bangladesh's first ever Gen-Z uprising and concluded with Hasina hastily fleeing to India in a helicopter.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Shamim Chowdhury

UN investigation reveals most victims of deadly protests in Bangladesh were childrenA United Nations investigation released this month into last year’s deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces. It also said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government may have committed crimes against humanity. Shamim Chowdhury reports. This segment airs on February 28, 2025.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Shamim Chowdhury

AILSA CHANG, HOST:A United Nations investigation into Bangladesh's violent response to student-led protests last year found that up to 13% of the victims were children and that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government may have committed crimes against humanity. A warning - this story includes the sounds of gunfire and descriptions of the killing of children. Shamim Chowdhury reports from Dhaka. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN: (Singing in non-English language).

1 month ago | kuow.org | Shamim Chowdhury

UN probe reveals the deaths of children in Bangladesh's response to protests last yearA UN investigation into year's deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces.