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Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo treatment in London

In a significant development, Bangladesh's ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday left the nation's capital for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, said one of her advisers. Zahiruddin Swapan, an adviser to Zia, told The Associated Press by phone that the three-time former premier and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport late Tuesday …

London Bangladesh Hasina Zia Khaleda Zia

1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh court acquits Zia’s son and 48 others convicted in 2004 deadly grenade attack

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. Rahman serves as the acting chairperson of Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party while in self-exile in London, and he could become Bangladesh’s next leader if his party is …

Court Bangladesh Party Hasina Prime Minister Ruling Rahman

2 months ago

Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of activists of a leading political party in Bangladesh rallied in the nation’s capital on Friday, calling for a new election and quick reforms. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia organized the rally as it has been pushing the interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad …

Political Bangladesh Election Party Hasina Rahman Interim

5 months ago

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's BNP says 'difficult to cooperate' with India if it helps 'enemy' Sheikh Hasina

India TV News

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the key rival of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, has expressed frustration with India providing refuge to the 76-year-old leader after she was compelled to resign and flee the country after widespread protests. Anti-India activities and attacks on the Hindu community also grew significantly under the BNP and its possible return to power …

India Party Sheikh Hasina Hasina Roy Jamaat Bnp

5 months ago

Bangladesh’s turbulent half-century, from coups to climate shocks

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has had a turbulent existence since gaining independence in 1971 following a war with Pakistan. South African President Nelson Mandela, center, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, left, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wave to a cheering crowd on Bangladesh’s Independence Day celebration in Dhaka Wednesday, March 26, 1997. Police escort former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Awami …

Pakistan Prime Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Dhaka Her Daughter Flood Victims

1 year ago

The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats while turnout was …

Elections Bangladesh Election Party Hasina Zia

1 year ago

Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a BNP senior official, repeated his party’s demand for Hasina to resign, calling the …

Bangladesh Election Opposition Party Hasina Dhaka Polling Stations

1 year ago

Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s opposition leader in 2007, when hundreds of troops raided her home and took her to a court in the capital of Dhaka, where she was arrested on extortion charges. FILE- A Bangladeshi armed policeman stands guard in front of a mural of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her father and …

India Prime Bangladesh Election Party Sheikh Hasina Hasina

1 year ago

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally kicked off her ruling Awami League party’s campaign Wednesday amid an election boycott by the country’s main opposition party. Hundreds of thousands of Awami League supporters cheered and raised their hands when Hasina asked if they would cast their ballots for the ruling party’s candidates, the United News of Bangladesh agency …

Bangladesh Election Opposition Party Prime Minister Zia Minister Sheikh

1 year ago

A Bangladesh minister accuses the main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s railway minister accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage” after a fire broke out early Tuesday on a passenger train in the capital, killing four people including a mother and child. Nurul Islam Sujon accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, of resorting to violence in the name …

Bangladesh Election Party Hasina Zia Main Opposition Minister Accused

1 year, 1 month ago

Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on Jan. 7 that the opposition says should be held under a non-partisan, caretaker government. At Sunday’s protest in front of the National Press Club in downtown Dhaka, opposition activists said they do …

Bangladesh National Election Opposition Sheikh Hasina Hasina Vote

1 year, 2 months ago

2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police in Bangladesh clashed Tuesday with opposition supporters who blocked roads to demand that the prime minister resign and hand power to a nonpartisan caretaker to oversee elections next year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected a caretaker government and on Tuesday ruled out any dialogue with the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which is behind the …

Bangladesh Opposition Party Dialogue Hasina Dhaka Zia

1 year, 2 months ago

Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the capital, Dhaka, Monday to denounce what they called violence by the main opposition party as tensions soar ahead of the elections expected in January. At least 1,000 people were arrested — among them, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a key opposition figure from the …

Bangladesh Election Opposition Hasina Dhaka Party Holds Zia

1 year, 2 months ago

US, UK and Canada among nations to condemn political violence in Bangladesh after four killed

India TV News

Seven countries, including the United States, Britain and Canada, condemned the political violence in Bangladesh that killed at least four people after clashes broke out in the aftermath of an opposition rally calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the ruling Awami League clashed a day after the BNP called for …

Bangladesh Opposition Party Sheikh Hasina Hasina Dhaka Bnp

1 year, 2 months ago

Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader as violence leaves 3 dead and many injured

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday and sent him to prison after hours of detention. Almost nine hours after detention, police late Sunday arrested Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Hasina’s main rival, said Faruk Hossain, …

Violence Bangladesh Election Opposition Party Hasina Dhaka

1 year, 2 months ago

Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after oppn rally calls for PM Hasina's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed

India TV News

Bangladesh's main opposition party organised a rally calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation to allow free and fair elections, causing the government to deploy paramilitary forces to ensure security as activists clashed with police in Dhaka. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia organised a major rally in the capital, while the ruling Awami …

Bangladesh Hasina Dhaka Bnp Rally Calls

1 year, 4 months ago

Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured

Associated Press

DHAKA,Bangladesh — Police in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who would oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January, police and activists said Sunday. Around 300 people were injured in the clash on Saturday evening, including some with bullets, the country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper …

Bangladesh Election Party Hasina Zia Opposition Activists

1 year, 5 months ago

Bangladesh court sentences exiled opposition leader to 9 years in jail on corruption charges

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son and heir apparent on Wednesday to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed by the government in 2007. Judge Mohammed Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court delivered the sentence in absentia to Tarique Rahman. Rahman is …

Bangladesh Hasina Sentence Rahman Zia

1 year, 5 months ago

Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight

Associated Press

DHAKA,Bangladesh — Police in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday clashed with supporters of the country’s main opposition party, which said scores of its activists were injured during anti-government protests in parts of the city. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party headed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-party …

Bangladesh Protest Hasina Dhaka Opposition Party Zia

1 year, 5 months ago

Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s governing and opposition parties held separate rallies in the capital on Friday over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early next year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes to return to power for a fourth consecutive term, while the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by ailing former …

Bangladesh Election Party Hasina Prime Minister Dhaka Opposition Parties

3 years, 6 months ago

Afghan official: bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead

Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Separate bombs hit two minivans in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital Saturday, killing at least seven people and wounding six others, the Interior Ministry said. The attacks targeted minivans on the same road about 2 kilometers apart in a neighborhood in western Kabul, Interior Ministry deputy spokesman Ahmad Zia Zia, said. The Islamic State …

Afghan Kabul Hazara

6 years ago

Bangladesh prime minister denies accusations of rigged vote

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The day after winning a record fourth term in power, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina trumpeted her accomplishments and dismissed opposition claims that the vote was rigged. Hasina’s ruling alliance won virtually every parliamentary seat in the general election, according to official results released Monday, giving her a third consecutive term despite opposition allegations of intimidation. The …

Bangladesh Election Opposition Party Country Vote Dhaka

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Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo treatment in London

Bangladesh court acquits Zia’s son and 48 others convicted in 2004 deadly grenade attack

Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's BNP says 'difficult to cooperate' with India if it helps 'enemy' Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh’s turbulent half-century, from coups to climate shocks

The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible

Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election

Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott

A Bangladesh minister accuses the main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4

Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence

2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation

Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections

US, UK and Canada among nations to condemn political violence in Bangladesh after four killed

Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader as violence leaves 3 dead and many injured

Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after oppn rally calls for PM Hasina's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed

Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured

Bangladesh court sentences exiled opposition leader to 9 years in jail on corruption charges

Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight

Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election

Afghan official: bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead

Bangladesh prime minister denies accusations of rigged vote