Behind The Dhaka Massacres

Bangladesh in recent years has seen an increase in its defence purchases, which has given rise to a question? Does it really need to spend so-much on its defence-programmes, while much of the population are subject...

Terror in Dhaka

"The death toll from this week's mutiny staged by the country's border security force, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) may be steadily rising, but the consensus among commentators in Dhaka is that a far bigger blood...

Massacre in Dhaka

Hundreds of Bangladeshi military mutineers who slaughtered their own officers could face the gallows as the country's fragile new government attempts to stamp out further threats to its authority. "They started...

Dhaka Mutiny Footage

The mutiny by Bangladesh's border security forces in the capital Dhaka has brought back the spectre of violence that has marked the country's recent political history. According to local media, BDR troops were...

Bangladeshi-Begums

One of Bangladesh's two “battling begums” went on trial for extortion recently, as part of the emergency Government's plan to break their-stranglehold on politics. "Sheikh Hasina Wajed, a former Prime Minister, has been in detention since July, accused with her sister and...

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