Bangladesh govt seeks Interpol's assistance to repatriate Sheikh Hasina
The Bangladesh government is trying to seek Interpol's red notice to bring back those involved in the mass killings during July and August, including former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh: Nothing wrong if new political parties are formed, says BNP leader Tarique Rahman
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladeshi politician Tarique Rahman has said there is nothing wrong in moving towards forming new political parties in the country, which is presently under the interim government that was formed after the fall of Sheikh Hasina regime.
The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.
Sheikh Hasina ouster: Ex-Bangladesh Textile Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in Dhaka
Former Bangladeshi Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, who was part of the ousted Awami League government, has been arrested in Dhaka, media reports said on Sunday.
Sheikh Hasina is still Bangladesh PM as she didn't formally resign, claims her son
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed has claimed his mother is still the Prime Minister of the country as she didn't get time to formally resign before fleeing to India following violent anti-quota protests by students.
Bangladesh violence: Hindu homes, temples under attack after Sheikh Hasina's exit
Dhaka/IBNS: A large number of Hindu homes, temples have come under attack by violent mobs in unruly Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina fled the country resigning as the Prime Minister giving in to the weeks-long aggressive anti-quota protests in Dhaka, media reports said.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday made way for the formation of the interim government after officially dissolving the Parliament, a day after ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped to India amid anti-government demonstrations in the country.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has agreed to lead the interim government in Bangladesh as the chief adviser, a day after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid violent anti-government protests which left over 100 people dead so far, leaving a political vacuum in the nation.
PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is all set to return to power in Bangladesh for the fifth term after registering a dominant show in the national elections held on Sunday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has released its poll manifesto where it vowed to continue cooperation with neighbouring countries, including India, in various areas like cross-border communication, transit, energy partnership and equitable water sharing, media reports said.
Policeman killed in violence during opposition rally in Bangladesh, buses torched in Dhaka
Dhaka: A police constable was killed in a clash between law enforcers and BNP activists in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka on Saturday.
A senior leader of the ruling Awami League of Bangladesh claimed that BNP has secret ties with Israel and its intelligence agency.
Free, fair elections not possible under Awami League govt in Bangladesh: BNP tells US Ambassador
Dhaka/ UNI: Bangladesh’s Opposition party BNP in a meeting with US ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday accused the ruling Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying the democratic institutions, including the electoral processes.
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina says removing Awami League from power is not an easy task
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said removing her Awami League from power is not an easy task.
Bangladesh: Awami League to be blamed for attack on Hindus, says BNP
Dhaka/UNI: Minorities are being attacked in Bangladesh as the government resorts to strategies for altering attention for a non-partisan government, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.