Little election fizz in Bangladesh as prime minister set for another term
Rights groups warn the country of 170 million is heading for virtual one-party rule, after the boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Fri Jan 05 2024
Bangladesh opposition on the run despite not contesting vote
As general elections approach this week in Bangladesh, opposition leader Abdul Moyeen Khan says he had to hide out in the homes of a string of acquaintances until nominations closed
Tue Jan 02 2024
Security boosted as Bangladesh set to hang top Islamist
Bangladesh police stepped up security at the capital Dhaka's main prison where the authorities are expected to hang Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Tue May 10 2016
Bangladesh executes two opposition leaders for 1971 war crimes
Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury were convicted of murder and torture among other charges, committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan.
Sun Nov 22 2015
Attacks, strike plague Bangladesh on election eve
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is boycotting the vote, called the two-day general strike but it has little chance of thwarting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's re-election.
Sun Jan 05 2014
Three killed as political strike grips Bangladesh
Three people were killed in nationwide clashes as Bangladesh's opposition Sunday began a strike to demand the prime minister quit and make way for polls under a caretaker government.
Sun Oct 27 2013