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Top 5 At 5: Sheikh Hasina Says Goodbye to Bangladesh

Dr Niaz Asadullah, Professorial fellow, North South University in Bangladesh

06-Aug-24 17:00

Top 5 At 5: Sheikh Hasina Says Goodbye to Bangladesh

The stories we covered today include:

5. Malaysian shuttler Lee Zii Jia won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics for the men’s singles category, making it the nation’s second medal in the games so far. However, many noticed that the badminton player’s victory was subdued. Sports journalist Rajes Paul joins us to reflect on Zii Jia’s podium finish.

4. A US judge has ruled that Google's monopoly on online search engines is illegal and violates antitrust laws. Dr Jun-E Tan, senior research associate from Khazanah Research Institute, shares her insight on this ruling.

3. A continued dry spell in Kedah has caused water levels in its state dams to drop dramatically. In response, Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said he would leave it to God to bring back rain. We spoke to Meenakshi Raman, President, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, and Head of Programmes, Third World Network on his remarks and the importance of climate adaptation measures in such instances.

2. An outbreak of anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom, with mosques, minority groups and hotels housing refugees torched by far-right groups. Katy Brown, a Postdoctoral Fellow from Maynooth University shares her thoughts on what the UK government needs to do to move past these riots.

1. Our top story: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country, after weeks of violent protests against a civil service job quota system. Dr Niaz Asadullah, professorial fellow at the North South University, in Bangladesh, weighs in on this.

Image credit: nazmulislam41633, Shutterstock

Produced by: Sharaad Kuttan, Dashran Yohan, Alena Nadia, Alia Zefri, Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan


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Tags:  antitrust lawriotsprotestsjob quota policybadmintongoogledamsfar righthate crime





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