Bangladesh troop mutinies go beyond DhakaBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged calm on Thursday as paramilitary troops fired weapons and took to the streets of towns around the country, even as violence in Dhaka was being contained. The main duty of the mutinous Banglades More… |
Heavy fighting in Bangladesh paramilitary HQHeavy gunfire broke out at the headquarters of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on Wednesday, and at least one person was killed and six others wounded, a doctor told Reuters. Bangladesh has seen a number of successful and More… |
Bangladesh court indicts ex-PM Hasina for graftA court in Bangladesh formally indicted detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday for graft over a power plant deal. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the charges with the court in February, accusing Hasina of accepting 30 More… |
Bangladesh's ex-PM Hasina taken to hospitalDetained former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been taken to a hospital in the capital Dhaka for treatment, officials said on Tuesday. 'Ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been escorted to Square Hospital at Dhanmandi under ti More… |
Bangladesh police detain ex-PM HasinaFormer Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Dhaka home on Monday and taken to a local court, her party said. It was not immediately clear on what charges Hasina was detained, but she has previously faced murder cha More… |