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What's next for Bangladesh?

Bangladesh's parliament has been dissolved, a day after the prime minister fled to India.

Bangladesh's parliament has been dissolved, a day after the prime minister fled to India. Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests spiralled into deadly unrest. We hear from some of the students who've been involved and ask what lies ahead for the country.

We're also live in Washington DC as Kamala Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential election. The Minnesota Governor and former high school teacher will become vice-president if Harris beats Donald Trump in November. We put Democrats in conversation with each other and hear from a close friend of Tim Walz.

After an action-packed day in the boxing and gymnastics at the Olympics, our sports reporter Laura Garcia updates us live on the show from Paris.

Imagine climbing one of the world's highest and deadliest mountains in record time...that's exactly what French climber Benjamin Vedrines did. He made the fastest-ever ascent of K2 - which is on the border of Pakistan and China - in 10 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds and speaks to us from Islamabad.

(Photo shows Dhaka following Bangladeshi prime minister's resignation, Bangladesh, 06 Aug 2024. Credit: MONIRUL ALAM/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Presenter: James Reynolds in Washington DC, USA.

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Aug 202416:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 6 Aug 202416:06GMT

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