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...
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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...
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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...
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As the date for general elections in Bangladesh is nearing, all the major political parties have started preparing for the election slated for December 18. Bangladesh government has decided to provide former...
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" 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. ...
Date for return of democracy in Bangladesh has been fixed.December 18 has been fixed for election.Leaders of two major political party is out of jail, and they are ready to face the public after much hyped...
The leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, was released on bail by the army-backed interim government. Zia was arrested last year on corruption charges....
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Bangladesh's interim government has finally started graft trial against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. She is accused of accepting kick-backs from a Canadian oil company for favouring them. Interrim...
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"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...