Syed Zain Al-Mahmood

Aug 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Syed Zain Al-Mahmood

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:39This article is in your queue. DHAKA, Bangladesh—As murmurs of discontent rippled through Bangladesh’s army after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina deployed troops to help subdue intensifying protests, the country’s new army chief convened an internal town hall. At the meeting on Aug. 3, Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman defended the army deployment, but also called on junior officers to speak their mind, according to people with knowledge of the gathering.

Aug 17, 2024 | wsj.com | Krishna Pokharel |Shan Li |Syed Zain Al-Mahmood

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:51This article is in your queue. In May, 23-year-old English major Abu Sayed was looking forward to graduating. He posted nostalgic Facebook photos of himself and his classmates at their last class, in a message dotted with colorful heart emojis. “Praise God, after many ups and downs, uncertainty,” Sayed wrote in another post.