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BNP declares 7 days of mourning after death of Khaleda ZiaBangladesh Nationalist Party announces seven days of mourning for its chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Zia passed away at...- Bangladesh: Crude bomb explosion in Dhaka; 1 killedA bomb blast in Dhaka claimed one life. This incident occurs as Tarique Rahman prepares to return to Bangladesh after years abroad. Meanwhi...
- Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia 'extremely unwell', put on ventilation: party leadersBangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is critically unwell. She is currently on ventilation. Medical specialists are overseeing he...
- BNP & Jamaat drift apart as each seek to dominate upcoming pollsBNP and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) are experiencing unprecedented hostility as the BNP distances itself from the JeI to gain broader support. Di...
- 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 ...
- Bangladesh shuts universities, colleges indefinitely after protests turn deadlyBangladesh has announced the indefinite closure of all public and private universities following deadly protests by students against a gove...
- Bangladesh's main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday's electionThe main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former premier Khaleda Zia, and other opposition groups are boycotting the electio...
- Bangladesh polling booths burn as violence erupts before electionBangladesh Violence: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), boycotting for the second time in three elections, says Prime ...
- Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7: election commission chiefThe political violence in the last two weeks killed at least five people, including a policeman. Over 200 people were wounded and dozens of...
- Bangladesh power cuts may last two more weeks due to fuel shortagesThe neighboring nation is struggling with power shortages since April and the rising temperatures leading to higher electricity consumption...
- Voting ends in Bangladesh election; 17 killed in poll-related violenceAccording to the Election Commission, 1,848 candidates are contesting for 299 out of 300 Parliament seats. The polls are being held at 40,1...
- Voting ends in Bangladesh election marred by violenceThe voting started at 8 AM (local time) and ended at 4 PM. The results would be announced within 24 hours.
- ET Analysis: Opposition BNP in doldrums ahead of December 30 Bangladesh pollsA lower court in Dhaka on February 8 sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to five years in jail in an orphanage fund embezzlement case.
- Khaleda Zia's 'fugitive' son is now BNP's acting chiefThe verdict also sentenced Zia's "fugitive" eldest son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP's) senior vice president Tarique Rahman as he ...
- Bangladesh authorities arrest top Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader amid crackdownThe elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested BNP spokesman Ruhul Kabir Rizvi from a house in posh Baridhara area overnight.
- Bangladesh police besiege Khaleda Zia at office ahead of first poll anniversary"She (Zia) had been barred by police from leaving the office...She had been confined (at her office) against her will," Zia's special assis...
- Bangladesh Police confine Khaleda Zia, ban rallies ahead of 1st poll anniversaryOpposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party is planning to hold nationwide rallies to mark the first anniversary of what they describe as "Demo...
- Opposition party, BNP enforces fresh 72-hour blockade across Bangladesh for postponement of upcoming general electionsThe countrywide 72-hour road, rail and waterways blockade will start from 6:00 am tomorrow and last until Monday 6:00 am.
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