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Cover story on Sheikh Hasina in Time magazine raises hackles in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A cover story on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a recent edition of the Time magazine, titled 'Hard Power: Sheikh Hasina and the Fate of Democracy in Bangladesh', has drawn frowns from many back home.
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Bangladesh: Hundreds injured after ruling, opposition parties clash in Hab
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 100 people including police officials were injured after the clash between the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) supporters, Dhaka Tribune reported on Sunday.
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Bangladesh announces suspension of ex-PM Khaleda Zia's jail sentence
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar 24 (ANI): The Bangladesh government on Tuesday announced that it will suspend the jail sentence of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and release her for a period of six months.
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B'desh top court rejects ex-PM Khaleda Zia's bail plea in graft case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 12 (ANI): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a bail plea filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
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B'desh Court rejects Khaleda Zia's bail plea in charitable trust graft cas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 31 (ANI): The High Court (HC) on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
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Fresh arrest warrant against Khaleda Zia
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 21 (ANI): A Dhaka court has issued a fresh arrest warrant against jailed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2014 case where she is accused of making inflammatory comments and hurting religious sentiments.
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Bangladesh to elect new government today
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 30 (ANI): Bangladesh is all set to choose a new representative in the Jatiya Sangshad or the unicameral legislature of the country for a period of next five years.
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Bangladesh election: A confident Awami League, a struggling Opposition
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 29 (ANI): If the predictions are not in the end proved wrong, Sheikh Hasina and her ruling Awami League, in alliance with a few small parties, will win a third consecutive term in power at the general election on Sunday.
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Facebook, Twitter remove fake sites, accounts ahead of B'desh elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 22 (ANI): Social networking giants Facebook and Twitter have removed dozens of fake news sites and accounts pertaining to information praising the government and criticising the opposition parties ahead of the Bangladesh general elections.
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Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League to win third term: EIU
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 13 (ANI): Speculations are high that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would win third consecutive term in Parliament in the elections on December 30 this year.
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Sheikh Hasina's fight against Islamic terror might help her keep power in
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Siliguri [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Apart from the noticeable socio-economic growth track, what is favourable for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's comeback is her government's "zero-tolerance" policy to counter violent extremism.
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BNP-ISI conspiracies exposed in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 12 (ANI): Secret agencies in Bangladesh have exposed the alleged nexus between pro-jihadist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) who were planning to target the members of a court dealing with war crimes.
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