Non-stop blockade in poll-bound Bangladesh enters 2nd day

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 15:44

At least 10 people were injured in a triangular clash among workers of ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP and police in northern Bogra district.

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.

1 killed as fresh clashes erupt in B`desh amid march on Dhaka

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 16:33

Defying a ban, hundreds of opposition BNP supporters today took to the streets of the Bangladeshi capital and clashed with security forces who tried to foil their attempt to seige government offices to derail the January 5 polls, leaving a student dead.

Bangladesh PM Hasina launches Awami League manifesto

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:07

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina launched Awami League party`s manifesto for Bangladesh`s controversial polls, vowing to punish "anarchists" behind death of nearly 130 people in recent political violence.

Bangladesh declares bounty on arsonists to quell violence

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:38

Bangladesh on Monday announced a bounty of USD 1,000 for arsonists to control violent street protests by opposition parties that have claimed 127 lives across the country in the past month.

Bangladesh PM blasts Zia for remaining silent on Pak resolution

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:30

Bangladesh PM rime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday criticised her arch-rival BNP chief Khaleda Zia for her silence on a Pakistani parliamentary resolution against the hanging of a fundamentalist leader for war crimes.

Eight students sentenced to death in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 10:24

A court sentenced eight Bangladesh Chhatra League activists to death and 13 to life imprisonment for killing tailor Bishwajit Das in Old Dhaka a year ago, media reported.

Eight Awami activists sentenced to death in B`desh for murder

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:28

Eight activists of the Awami League were awarded death penalty and 13 others were given life terms by a Bangladeshi court for the murder of a tailor during an opposition enforced blockade last year.

Little chance of BNP joining polls: Bangladesh minister

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 20:16

Bangladesh Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said Sunday the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP are holding talks to end the political deadlock.

Over half candidates in Bangladesh polls to be elected unopposed

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:36

A record 151 candidates are set to be elected unopposed to the 300-seat parliament in Bangladesh following main opposition BNP`s boycott of the January 5 general elections.

Ruling, opposition parties resume talks in Dhaka

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 15:42

Two days after UN envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco`s left Dhaka, Bangladesh`s ruling Awami League (AL) and main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) resumed discussions over handling the political stalemate.

Amnesty fears attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh after execution

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 19:38

Execution of a top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for war crimes in Bangladesh could lead to reprisal attacks on minority communities, especially Hindus, a leading human rights watchdog has warned.