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New MPs take oath in BangladeshBangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers took their oath of office six days after winning the general elections. The party secured a signific...- Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia placed on ventilator support: DoctorsFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's health has worsened. Doctors placed her on ventilator support due to breathing issues. Her k...
- Bangladesh commission suggests dropping 'secularism', 'socialism' from Constitution; proposes bicameral HouseBangladesh's Constitution Reform Commission recommended replacing state principles of secularism, socialism, and nationalism with equality,...
- 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.
- Sheikh Hasina defends Indo-Bangla power plant, warns opposition BNPBangladesh and India last month signed the landmark deal, paving the way for launching the construction work for the coal-fired plant.
- 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...
- Khaleda Zia appears in court after 3 months; gets bail in graft casesThe 69-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson left her upmarket Gulshan office where she has been staying since January 3.
- 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.
- UN chief Ban Ki Moon seeks 'de-escalation' of Bangladesh unrestBNP earlier called for UN mediation as it spearheads its fierce campaign demanding a mid-term election as scheduled. Hasina has rejected th...
- United Nations sends official to broker peace deal to end Bangladesh unrest"The secretary general is personally committed to the stability and positive development of Bangladesh," local media today quoted a UN spok...
- Bangladesh cuts power supply to Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's house amid unrest"There has been no electricity since 2:37am (local time)...they have cut the line," an aide of the ex-premier said at her house cum office.
- Khaleda Zia's son buried in Bangladesh amid political turmoilKhaleda Zia's self-exiled son, who died in Malaysia last week, was buried here today amid an escalation of political turmoil that has claim...
- Sheikh Hasina open to deferring Bangladesh polls to accommodate BNPHasina today told a UN envoy that Bangladesh's polls could be deferred to accommodate the demands of the main opposition BNP.
- Awami League to go ahead with polls despite opposition boycottThe BNP issued a fresh ultimatum today, asking the interim government to accept its demands to install a non-party caretaker set-up by tomo...
- Bangladesh's Awami League to go ahead with polls despite threats of boycottThe Awami League-led grand-alliance has decided to go ahead with the January 5 general elections in Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh bans rallies, street protests; BNP to defyBangladesh has banned rallies and street protests in Dhaka for an indefinite period, just days ahead of main opposition BNP's grand rally.
- Zia declines party offer to make her chief for lifeFormer Bangladesh Premier Khaleda Zia on Sunday declined her party's offer to make her its chief for life.
- Zia can be released: Fakhruddin AhmedBangladesh's interim government chief has said his govt was ready to release detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the way her arch-r...
- Awami League to join talks with governmentDetained former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has agreed to join an unofficial dialogue with the government in Bangladesh reversing an ea...
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