Bangladesh Polls: Key parties at a glanceBangladesh heads to the polls on February 12 in a key election. Two major coalitions are vying for power. The BNP-led alliance appears to h...
12 Feb, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Bangladesh election: Islamists say will do 'whatever' required to ensure fair voteShafiqur Rahman, chief of Bangladesh's Islamist-led coalition, has issued a strong warning. His influential party will contest any vote rig...
12 Feb, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
The aging 'uncle' seeking to bring down Bangladesh PM Sheikh HasinaThe 82-year-old lawyer says his decision to forge an alliance with the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was critical to r...
28 Nov, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
Bangladesh court rejects ex-PM Khaleda Zia's plea; defers hearingA court today rejected two petitions of Bangladesh's embattled former PM Khaleda Zia who appeared before it in a graft case.
17 Apr, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia gets bail in graft caseThe two-times former PM has said that all of the cases against her are politically motivated. Zia was prime minister from 1991-1996 and 200...
30 Nov, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Bangladesh suspends net services after Supreme Court verdict on war criminalsBangladesh today shut down Facebook and messaging and voicecall services Viber and WhatsApp fearing violence by supporters of two oppositio...
18 Nov, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Bangladesh Supreme Court to decide fate of 2 death-row opposition leaders tomorrowBoth Mujahid and Chowdhury are in their late 60s and were senior ministers in ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia's BNP-led coalition government ...
17 Nov, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
BNP welcomes Narendra Modi's visit, says its stance not anti-IndiaBNP today said it is not anti-India but its stand on issues like border killings and Teesta water sharing reflects the common public opinio...
27 May, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Khaleda Zia harbouring false hopes to unseat government through army: HasinaSheikh Hasina has accused Opposition leader Khaleda Zia of harbouring false hopes of the military staging a coup to unseat her government.
23 Feb, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
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.
22 Sep, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
Not a cakewalk for Narendra Modi-led NDA: BNP ParibasThe BNP Paribas report also points out that given the controversies that weigh on Modi, it may be tough for him to emerge as a leader of a ...
30 Apr, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Global financial biggies like Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Citigroup and others catch India poll feverThe unprecedented interest shown by these international financial services firms in the ongoing elections, stems from India's emergence as ...
09 Apr, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
Bangladesh arms case: Ex-ministers, ULFA leader get death penaltyA Bangladeshi court today handed down death penalty to 14 people, including the Jamaat-e-Islami chief and a top leader of India's separatis...
30 Jan, 2014, 02.08 PM IST
Bangladesh elections and rise of radical forcesThe Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has paved way for the creation of an all-party national government to oversee the parliamentary election...
27 Nov, 2013, 06.10 AM IST
- Arrest warrant for Zia's son over bomb attack
A Bangladeshi court on Sunday issued arrest warrants for the fugitive eldest son of former premier Khaleda Zia and 17 others.
03 Jul, 2011, 08.46 PM IST
- Good News from Bangladesh
Awami Leage victory bodes well not only for Bangladesh but also for SA.
01 Jan, 2009, 03.55 AM IST
- Dhaka turn of events troubling, but India can bring peace
The grand opposition alliance (Maha Oikyo Jot) led by Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s Awami League has, after vacillating for more than three months ...
05 Jan, 2007, 02.09 AM IST