Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina requests extradition of Bangabandhu killers from US
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the US to extradite the killers of her father and founder of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Aug 30, 2016, 17:30 PM IST
Evidence of Islamic State links to Bangladesh attacks: John Kerry
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s administration has consistently denied that the Islamic State has gained a foothold in Bangladesh.
Aug 29, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
India stands with Bangladesh in its fight against terrorism: PM Narendra Modi to Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the recent terror attacks in Bangladesh and said that India stands with its immediate neighbour in its fight against terrorism.
Jul 21, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
Bangladesh identifies masterminds of deadly Dhaka terror attack
Bangladesh said it has identified the masterminds of the deadly Dhaka cafe terror attack.
Jul 16, 2016, 19:25 PM IST
Days after Dhaka cafe attack, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina appeals to parents to keep close watch on children
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked parents and authorities to remain vigilant about the movement of children to prevent them from getting radicalised.
Jul 12, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
Rising violence in Bangladesh: What`s behind it?
Although around 90 percent of Bangladesh`s 160 million-strong population is Muslim, mostly Sunni, the nation is officially secular.
Jul 09, 2016, 09:00 AM IST
Two arrested in connection with Dhaka terror attack
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of the 20 hostages and two police officers during the 12-hour siege.
Jul 04, 2016, 15:55 PM IST
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Dhaka terror attack victims
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to the victims of the Gulshan attack at the Army Stadium in Banani here on Monday morning.
Jul 04, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Bangladesh mourns victims of terror carnage
Bangladesh on Sunday mourned the victims of the horrific terrorist attack on a Dhaka cafe.
Jul 03, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
Bangladesh garment industry trembles after Dhaka attack
Some leaders of Bangladesh`s $26 billion garment industry expect Western fashion retailers to review their ties with the world`s second-largest garment exporter after Islamist militants killed more than a dozen foreigners in an attack on a Dhaka restaurant.
Jul 02, 2016, 22:11 PM IST
Dhaka attack: 19-year-old Indian girl among 20 hostages killed, PM Modi phones Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi security forces this morning ended the 12-hour long siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the high-security Gulshan diplomatic zone, killing six terrorists and capturing one alive.
Jul 02, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
Hasina vows to root out terrorism after Dhaka siege
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to root out terrorism from the country.
Jul 02, 2016, 13:20 PM IST
Rights experts slam mass arrests as Bangladesh hunts killers
Sheikh Hasina accuses the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its Islamist party ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, of orchestrating the killings to destabilise the country.
Jun 17, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings
The Islamic State and a South Asian branch of al Qaeda have claimed responsibilities for many of the murders in Bangladesh.
Jun 14, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Anti-terrorist drive: Bangladesh arrests over 3,000; PM Hasina vows no mercy to those behind killings
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities as police detained over 3,000 people, including 37 suspected Islamists, on the first day of a nationwide anti-terrorist drive.
Jun 11, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
10 killed in Bangladesh poll violence
The previous phases of the elections were also marred by deadly clashes and irregularities.
May 28, 2016, 22:19 PM IST
Buddhist monk hacked to death in Bangladesh
A 75-year-old Buddhist monk was found hacked to death Saturday in Bangladesh`s remote southeastern district of Bandarban, police said, the latest in a spate of murders of religious minorities and secular activists.
May 14, 2016, 10:30 AM IST
Three detained for murder of Hindu tailor in Bangladesh
Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested three men, including a member of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami and a journalist, for the brutal murder of a Hindu tailor by machete-wielding ISIS militants in the latest attack on secular writers and minorities in the Muslim-majority nation.
May 01, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
John Kerry calls Bangladesh PM, seeks probe into USAID worker killing
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and asked her to ensure a thorough investigation into the recent killing of a USAID worker, his spokesman said on Friday.
Apr 30, 2016, 00:39 AM IST
'US helped Bangladesh in uncovering plot to kill Hasina's son'
The United States provided assistance to Bangladesh in its investigation that unearthed the plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son in the US, a senior American official has said, a day after the police claimed to have uncovered the conspiracy.
Apr 20, 2016, 09:18 AM IST
