Bangladesh won't be base for another nation's terrorists: Hasina

New Delhi: Bangladesh will not allow its territory to be used by 'militants and terrorists of another country', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. Hasina Tuesday said she would 'not invite trouble for the...

Tanks enter Bangladesh Rifles headquarters, search on for missing

Bangladeshi Army tanks rolled into the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters, where mutinous troopers who had battled the army for 33-hours had been holed up, in the capital city Friday morning as search...

Bangladesh mutineers agree to surrender arms

After holding talks with rebel Paramilitary forces, a senior Bangladeshi minister has said that the mutineers Bangladesh Rifles forces would lay down their arms by afternoon local time. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told this morning to reporters that they have agreed...

Bangladesh to publish White Paper on corruption

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament a 'white paper' on corruption of the immediate past caretaker and the BNP-led four-party alliance governments was much needed. The Awami League-led government in Bangladesh will publish a white paper...

Bangladesh presidential election next month

After returning to a democratic governance Bangladesh is gearing up to elect next president. So far a caretaker government was running the day to day affairs in the country.  " Having just elected a new parliament and installed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government,...

Sheikh Hasina Wajed Sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister

After her landslide victory in general elections held by an army-backed administration Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina has taken over as Prime Minister of Bangladesh marking her return to power for a second...

Polls open in Bangladesh elections, Security tightened

Bangladesh's long-awaited 9th parliamentary elections have begun on Monday after two years of delay. Polls across the country opened at 0800 (0200 GMT) and close at 1600 (1000 GMT). Fifty-thousand troops have...

Bangladesh on alert after election threats

Bangladesh is holding parliamentary elections first time after seven years on December 29 after lifting its two year old state of emergency. The elections are intended to return the country to democratic...

Bangladesh Lifts Emergency Rule, Orders Early Army Deployment

Even though army backed Bangladesh government lifted the state-of-emergency, the army has ordered an early deployment of troops across the country amid fears that Islamist militants may seek to create security...

Former Bangladesh PMs Hasina, Khaleda due to meet

Two warring former Prime Ministers of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia have decided to stop their enemity and ready for a rare meeting ahead of December's elections. The two women are leading...

Bangladesh High Court rejects bail for ex-PM

" Hopes of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina returning home to take the reins of her party ahead of a December election suffered a blow on Monday when the High Court rejected a bail petition. ...

Bangladesh ex-PM to be freed: government

Bangladesh's interim government seems to have struck a deal with both the major political party. Army backed government had announced release of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed. She was incarcerated on...

Ex-PM Hasina appears before graft court

"Hasina was admitted to the hospital on March 11 for ear and eye ailments. She was also suffering from high blood pressure following her arrest in July last year."

Bangladesh under Emergency: Islamic Militants Might Have Free Run Amid Chaos

"After months of street violence, arson, widespread unrest and protest, Bangladesh President and Chief Advisor of caretaker government, Iajuddin Ahmed declared a state of emergency on January 11 (Thursday) and announced on national television that the 22 January vote was...

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