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Benjamin Parkin

South Asia Correspondent

Benjamin Parkin is a correspondent for the Financial Times in New Delhi, covering South Asia. He started with the FT in 2019 and was previously based in Mumbai. Before that he worked for the Wall Street Journal.
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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
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    Britain asked to investigate assets linked to ousted Bangladeshi regime

    Dhaka central bank probes whether allies of autocrat Sheikh Hasina diverted upwards of £13bn overseas

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    Apple suffers a major defeat as the bloc’s top court rules that it must pay €13bn in back taxes

  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
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    Costly projects approved under Sheikh Hasina have left interim government ‘firefighting’, top energy official says

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  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
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    Regional powers boost diplomatic and trade links with Islamist group as they fear spread of instability

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  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
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    Indonesia’s parliament postpones election rule change after protests

    Opponents of outgoing president Joko Widodo say proposals are aimed at extending his family’s influence

    A protester wearing a black mask and hoodie holds up a poster with the word "REVOLUTION" during a rally against controversial changes to election laws. In the background, a fire burns on the street near the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
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    Rising tensions complicate attempts to mend a vital partnership after Sheikh Hasina was toppled

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  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
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    Producers in world’s second-largest garment exporter say customers are concerned about violence and disruption

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  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
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    ‘Dhaka has turned into Gotham’: On patrol with Bangladesh’s vigilantes

    Neighbourhood groups try to impose order after collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s regime leaves security vacuum

    Syed Bipro stands with a cricket bat resting on his shoulder
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
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    Interim government leader and Nobel laureate says Sheikh Hasina left behind ‘complete mess’

    Yunus sits surrounded by the family and officials
  • Sunday, 11 August, 2024
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    Falling costs help global motorbike brands push into two-wheel EV market

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  • Sunday, 11 August, 2024
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    Pakistan’s military backs Sharif in push for IMF reforms

    Country’s powerful armed forces support Islamabad’s painful restructuring under $7bn bailout

    Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road, ahead of the general elections in Karachi, Pakistan
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
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    Students take charge of Bangladesh megacity after ousting Sheikh Hasina

    Protesters who toppled the long-ruling prime minister now control the streets of Dhaka, but challenges loom

    Young people wave and cheer in front of a fire at the PM’s official residence
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
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    Yunus warns against Bangladesh anarchy

    Nobel Peace Prize winner sworn in as head of interim government leader after appeal for end to violence

    Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arriving at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
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  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
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    India’s Bangladesh bet backfires after Sheikh Hasina ousted

    Toppling of long-governing prime minister is a major setback for New Delhi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June 2024
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
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    Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus calls for new elections after political turmoil

    Nobel laureate agrees to lead interim government after protests toppled autocrat Sheikh Hasina

    Protesters celebrate Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in Dhaka on Monday
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
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    Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head interim government in Bangladesh

    Appointment announced after dissolution of parliament opens way for creation of interim cabinet

    Bangladesh Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka in January
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
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    Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule over Bangladesh met a sudden end. Now protesters worry about what’s next

    Protesters overrun Sheikh Hasina’s grand residence in central Dhaka
  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
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    Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country

    Army chief announces long-ruling leader’s departure after demonstrators storm her official residence

    Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh’s national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s palace in Dhaka
  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
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    Scores killed in Bangladesh as pressure mounts on Sheikh Hasina

    Army deployed to enforce ‘indefinite’ curfew after garment factories and government buildings set on fire

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  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
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    Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter

    Workers check burnt garments at a factory in Dhaka
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
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    India unveils spending binge to boost Modi allies

    BJP’s budget seeks to tackle joblessness and cut fiscal deficit after shock loss of majority

    India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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