The pre-poll violence occurred on Friday at around 9:05 PM, killed four people. Officials called the incident a "planned attack." The CID team collected DNA samples from the relatives of the victims to identify the bodies, Bangladesh-based The Dhaka Tribune reported.
Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegal government,"
According to an official from the Bangladesh Embassy in Delhi, "three senior members of the Election Commission of India is among those who have landed in Dhaka as part of the international election observer."
Bangladesh Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, currently captain of the one-day team, is contesting from his hometown constituency, Magura, for the incumbent Awami League (AL) party, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Ahead of the upcoming general elections in Bangladesh, the United States has urged all stakeholders in the country to exercise restraint and avoid violence, reported Dhaka Tribune.
New Zealand Test skipper Tim Southee slammed the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and called the wicket the "worst" he has seen in his career after Blackcaps tied the two-match Test series with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to be the reason behind famine in the country, according to Dhaka Tribune.
Former English cricketer Michael Vaughan trolled Mushfiqur Rahim for becoming the first Bangladesh Men's batter to be dismissed for obstructing the field during the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka on Wednesday.