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
Second Bangla editor named in 'plot to kill Hasina's son'
The police claimed that they have found involvement of detained Rahman in the alleged conspiracy to abduct and kill prime minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the US.
Apr 18, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia gets bail after surrendering
A court in Bangladesh granted bail to opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Tuesday after issuing a warrant for her arrest over a deadly fire-bomb attack on a bus, her lawyer said.
Apr 05, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Bangla court orders arrest of ex-premier Khaleda Zia
Embattled Bangladeshi ex-prime minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Wednesday faced another setback when a court here issued an arrest warrant against her over a deadly arson attack on a passenger bus during an anti-government protest campaign last year.
Mar 30, 2016, 21:14 PM IST
Bangladesh court orders opposition leader Zia's arrest
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia over a fire-bomb attack on a bus that killed two people and injured dozens last year, a prosecutor said.
Mar 30, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
Bangladesh marks 45 years of freedom
Bangladesh on Saturday celebrated its 46th Independence Day as the nation paid tributes to the millions killed during its 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan with the Dhaka skyline lit up overnight.
Mar 26, 2016, 14:22 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy asks India to stop "tilting" towards Hasina government
Deploring attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government of being either "helpless" or "complicit" and asked the NDA government to "revaluate" its policy towards Dhaka.
Mar 08, 2016, 17:40 PM IST
India, Bangladesh partners in 'progress, peace and prosperity', says Ram Madhav
Mentioning that both Bangladesh and India have very "well-drafted" constitutions, Madhav said, "We need to protect and uphold the constitution."
Mar 05, 2016, 18:47 PM IST
Two more sentenced to death for Bangladesh war crimes
A Bangladeshi tribunal sentenced two former pro-Pakistan militia fighters to death Tuesday for war crimes during the country`s 1971 independence conflict.
Feb 02, 2016, 18:01 PM IST
Northeast India militants have camps in Bangladesh: Tripura CM
Militants from northeast India, including Tripura, have their camps in Bangladesh despite the Bangladesh government being pro-active against them, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Monday.
Jan 04, 2016, 20:05 PM IST
