May 26 2013 Last updated 9:50 am
Bangladesh has sought foreign aid to dredge all its rivers and has told prospective donors that funds provided would be properly used. The assurance came from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who met envoys of different countries and heads of international… बाँकी अंश »
Students appearing for their annual examinations across Bangladesh sweated in the heat while thousands of workers here fought pitched battles with the police demanding restoration of power supply. Thousands of people Tuesday rampaged through Araihazar in Narayanganj outside the national… बाँकी अंश »
Another mass grave has been discovered in Bangladesh at the site of a mutiny by border guards this week which left scores of people dead and missing. The army made the second discovery in the border guards’ compound in the… बाँकी अंश »
Bangladesh government officials have ordered the arrest of nearly 200 members of the country’s border security force. The security men who are being sought had been involved in a two-day mutiny earlier this week in which hostages were taken. The… बाँकी अंश »
50 people are feared dead in the Bangladesh border guard mutiny. Kamrul Islam, the state minister for law, has told reporters a stand-off inside the border guards’ headquarters in the capital, Dhaka led to the deaths. The mutineers, known as… बाँकी अंश »
In Bangladesh, border guards who staged an armed mutiny have supposedly surrendered. Government officials have said the guards laid down their arms after being promised an amnesty against prosecution. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered the general amnesty after the deaths… बाँकी अंश »
(IANS) Veteran politician Zillur Rahman was sworn in as president Thursday, more than a month after Bangladesh returned to democracy after two years under a military-backed government. Chief Justice Ruhul Amin administered the oath to the country’s 19th president at… बाँकी अंश »
Saturday 7th February, 2009 (IANS) Dhaka, Feb 7 (Xinhua) US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher has appreciated Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for setting up an anti-terrorism task force in South Asia. ‘I think it… बाँकी अंश »
DHAKA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Arafat Rahman Koko, Bangladesh's detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia's youngest son was released on interim bail to facilitate his treatment abroad, after more than ten months in prison. Home Affairs Advisor of the Bangladesh… बाँकी अंश »
Kuwait went to the polls Saturday, the second time in two years, to elect its 50-member parliament. The elections were held in the Gulf city-state under a new five-constituency system instead of the earlier 25-constituency system.A total of 275 men… बाँकी अंश »