US calls for fresh vote in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 00:03

United States, not on the same page with India on Bangladesh, has called for fresh parliamentary elections in the South Asian nation.

Seven arrested for attacks on Hindus in B`desh, Hasina vows action

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 22:50

Seven activists of the opposition BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested for attacks on Bangladesh`s minority Hindu community even as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday promised stern action against the perpetrators.

B`desh PM asks BNP chief Zia to `shut up` and negotiate

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 22:46

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked her arch rival BNP chief Khaleda Zia to "shut up" even as she signalled her willingness to start a dialogue to end months of political unrest.

Opposition leaders arrested as shutdown drags on in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:19

Police on Tuesday arrested seven senior leaders of the main opposition BNP, prompting it to extend a 48-hour nationwide shutdown by one more day.

Pressure mounts on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina after walkover re-election

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 13:25

Bangladesh`s opposition leader Khaleda Zia accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of "murdering democracy" as her arch rival faced growing calls to hold fresh polls after a walkover election.

US slams Bangladesh poll, calls for `credible` vote

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 00:51

The United States expressed disappointment Monday after Bangladesh`s elections were marred by bloodshed, and called for a new vote that would "credibly express the will" of the people.

Hasina: Democracy icon overseeing Bangladesh `poll farce`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 10:54

To her supporters, she remains Bangladesh`s "Daughter of Democracy". But by forging ahead with a one-party election, opponents say Sheikh Hasina has killed off political pluralism in the fledgling nation.

Bangladesh election hit by violence, boycott; Awami League set to win

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:37

Amidst high security voting has begun in violence-hit Bangladesh on Sunday despite opposition boycotted the election labelling it a `farcical` contest.

`Battling Begums` bring Bangladesh to brink

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 17:24

When they joined forces two decades ago, Bangladesh`s "Battling Begums" ousted a dictator and ushered in a new era of democracy.

Bangladesh polls a stigmatised farce, says Khaleda Zia

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:55

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia Friday called upon countrymen to fully boycott the Jan 5 general elections, calling it a "stigmatised farce".

2 dead in violence in Bangladesh, BNP calls shutdown

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:11

Bangladesh`s main opposition party BNP on Friday called for a fresh 48-hour shutdown to derail Sunday`s polls with its chief Khaleda Zia asking people to boycott the "farce" election, even as two people were killed in clashes and five makeshift voting centres torched.

Defamation cases against Khaleda Zia dismissed in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:20

Two defamation cases against opposition leader Khaleda Zia filed by Bangladesh`s ruling Awami League supporters over her "hateful" remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s home district have been dismissed.