‘Shut up’ and negotiate: Bangladesh PM tells BNP chief Zia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked her arch rival BNP chief Khaleda Zia to "shut up" even as she signalled her willingness to start a dialogue to end months of political unrest....
View Article250 Bangladeshi tribals seek refuge in Tripura
Over 250 Bangladeshi tribals, mostly Buddhists and Hindus, have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic clashes with non-tribal Muslims in their country, an official said on Tuesday. The post 250...
View ArticleFormer PM of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia goes on trial on charges of graft
A Dhaka court started trial of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on corruption charges in her absence. The post Former PM of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia...
View ArticleModi should commemorate 1971 war triumph in Dhaka, revive India-Bangladesh ties
Bangladesh feels badly let down by India. After coming to power in December 2008, Bangladesh Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina did everything and more to address India's concerns. The post Modi should...
View ArticleEx-Bangladeshi politician to be hanged for 1971 war crimes
Bangladesh's war crimes court on Monday sentenced a former ruling party official to hanged, accusing him of mass murder, the 14th person convicted of atrocities during the 1971 independence struggle...
View ArticleBangladesh: Officials cut power to Khaleda Zia’s home amid anti-govt unrest
Bangladesh authorities today cut the power supply to opposition leader Khaleda Zia's home after she called for a 72-hour nationwide strike beginning tomorrow which coincides with the school exams of...
View ArticleNine killed in bomb attacks on bus, truck in Bangladesh
At least nine persons, including three children, were burnt alive in Bangladesh when opposition activists hurled petrol bombs at a packed bus and a truck, the latest in a spate of political violence...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon writes to Hasina, Zia, calls for dialogue: report
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her archrival BNP chief Khaleda Zia asking them to engage in a dialogue to end the ongoing political turmoil in the...
View ArticleEpic World Cup victory over England puts Bangladesh political crisis on hold
Bangladesh's opposition called a temporary halt Tuesday to its campaign to topple the government as the deeply-divided nation united to celebrate its qualification for the quarter-finals of cricket's...
View ArticleEx-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia granted bail in $1.76 bn graft case
A court here on Monday granted bail to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in a case filed by the anti-graft body. The post Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia granted bail in $1.76 bn graft case...
View ArticleRival parties clash, cops open fire as violence rocks local elections in...
The election violence Tuesday night was considered unprecedented for Bangladesh as usually village-level polls are peaceful. The post Rival parties clash, cops open fire as violence rocks local...
View ArticleHindu lecturer survives assassination attempt by suspected Islamists in...
A Hindu lecturer survived an assassination attempt when suspected Islamists barged into his home and hacked him with lethal weapons in Bangladesh The post Hindu lecturer survives assassination attempt...
View ArticleNew evidence links Dhaka attack to Islamic State: Terrorism in Bangladesh may...
Before Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury orchestrated Bangladesh's worst militant attack, he sought and won approval for it from the Islamic State. The post New evidence links Dhaka attack to Islamic State:...
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