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Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted PM Sheikh HasinaFormer Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia for her role in suppressing a student uprising last year. Despite a ...- Calm but tense Bangladesh under tight security as Awami League calls shutdown after Sheikh Hasina verdictBangladesh remained calm but tense as security forces maintained a tight grip following the Awami League's call for a nationwide shutdown t...
- Sheikh Hasina Verdict: Ousted Bangladesh PM sentenced to death for student crackdown that killed 1,400Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been found guilty of crimes against humanity. The International Crimes Tribunal-Banglade...
- Sheikh Hasina’s fate to be decided today; Bangladesh on high alert ahead of tribunal verdictHeightened security is in place across Bangladesh as a special tribunal prepares to deliver a verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh ...
- Students in Bangladesh forced out the country's leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?A month after student-led protests ousted Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus leads an interim governm...
- Bangladesh's inflation spikes 12-year high to 11.66% in July amid widespread anti-quota protestsBangladesh faced significant turmoil in July as inflation surged to a 12-year high of 11.66 per cent, sparked by widespread student protest...
- Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India will not hurt bilateral ties: Interim govt adviserMd. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Affairs adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, assured that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in ...
- Internet back in Bangladesh as protesters plan to march to capital after a weekend of violenceInternet services in Bangladesh resumed amidst anti-government protests demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Initially pea...
- Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests over government jobs escalateThe protests, which began weeks ago but escalated sharply on Monday, represent the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since ...
- Indian nationals in Bangladesh urged to stay indoors in wake of anti-quota protestsThe Indian embassy in Bangladesh issued an advisory urging Indian citizens, including students, to avoid travel and limit movement outside ...
- Bangladesh government says ready to hold talks with quota protesters; Army deployed nationwideFollowing violence over the job quota system, Bangladesh will hold talks with students, led by Law and Education Ministers. Border Guard Ba...
- Bangladesh PM promises action against Jamaat for mayhem during PM Modi visitBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed radical outfits Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam for orchestrating the violence and a...
- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina narrowly escapes bomb blastBangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina today had a narrow escape when several bombs exploded in a busy commercial area here minutes after ...
- Security around Khaleda Zia's office stepped up after protestsZia's office has been site of several demonstrations by students, guardians and political parties against violent shutdowns and blockade th...
- Khaleda Zia sued for death of 42 people during Bangladesh protestsChief Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman, after hearing the complaint by a pro-Awami League leader, ordered police to investigate the al...
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party led alliance enforces nationwide strikeA general strike called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party appeared to have drawn little response with transports operating almost normally.
- Bangladesh's Awami League will win if elections are held today: PollAwami League would still bag more votes than opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party if elections were held today with participation of all...
- BNP signals softening of stance to ease political turmoilBangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia was unlikely to announce any fresh street protest as "programmes like shutdowns and blockade...
- Awami League sweeps Bangladesh polls; 21 killed in violenceAwami League swept general election in Bangladesh which were marred by deadly clashes, low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties, eve...
- Khaleda Zia cancels proposed meeting with Pranab MukherjeeBangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia has abruptly cancelled her proposed meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee.
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