Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 12:55
India has further intensified vigil along its border with Bangladesh in view of the ongoing political turmoil and attacks on religious minorities in the neighbouring country, an official said here Wednesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 00:04
United States, not on the same page with India on Bangladesh, has called for fresh parliamentary elections in the South Asian nation.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 00:03
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:10
PM Sheikh Hasina condemned attacks on Bangladesh`s minority Hindu community in post-poll violence and promised stern action against the perpetrators.
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.
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.
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.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 18:22
Premier Sheikh Hasina`s Awami League emerged as the strongest party with 232 seats in the 300-seat Parliament it won in the January 5 controversial polls, which was boycotted by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 17:03
A total of 21 people were killed in election-day violence with opposition cadres setting over 200 polling stations on fire.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:04
Bangladesh`s Awami League is set to form the next government, bagging a three-fourths majority in the controversial polls, marred by deadly clashes, a low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties.
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.
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.
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