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.

Bangladesh PM asks people to remain alert

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:18

Asking people to remain alert, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said a group of civil society members, who according to her were responsible for the political changeover in 2007, are active again to bring about the same situation.

Opposition enforces nonstop blockade in Bangladesh, 1 killed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:09

One person was killed on the first day of opposition parties` countrywide nonstop blockade in Bangladesh to foil the January 5 general election.

US envoy meets Zia, calls for ending political deadlock

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:30

The US Ambassador called on parties in Bangladesh to eschew violence and immediately find a way to hold free and fair polls, as the envoy met BNP chief Khaleda Zia amid continued political impasse in the country.

Bangladesh tightens security for New Year`s eve

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 19:46

Authorities in Bangladesh have tightened security in capital Dhaka for New Year`s eve in the wake of the volatile political situation in the country, an official said.

Khaleda Zia sued for hate comments on Bangladesh PM`s home district

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 13:34

A supporter of ruling Awami League sued Bangladesh`s main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia for making "hateful and defamatory" remarks about the home district of her archrival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh opposition braces for nationwide blockade, 1 killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 13:31

A fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader was killed in Bangladesh in a clash with security forces as the opposition geared up for a non-stop nationwide blockade from the New Year to derail the January 5 polls.

Violence in Bangladesh not acceptable: US

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:18

The US has said that violence in poll-bound Bangladesh is not acceptable, saying parties should intensify efforts to engage in constructive dialogue to hold free and fair elections on January 5.

Sheikh Hasina`s party fears Khaleda Zia will change Bangladesh`s name

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:52

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s party has said that opposition leader Khaleda Zia may change the country`s name in case she returns to power.

Dhaka cut off to prevent opposition march

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:31

Bangladesh`s capital was cut off from the rest of the country Monday, with transport services into Dhaka halted to thwart the second day of a protest march against next week`s elections.