Bangladesh: Former PM & BNP chairman Khaleda Zia passes away at 80

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid nationwide […]

Bangladesh unrest: ‘Some part’ of Yunus-led government allowed attacks on newspapers – Editors’ Council chief

File photo: Muhammad Yunus DHAKA: Editors’ Council president Nurul Kabir on Saturday said “some part” of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government allowed the vandalism and arson at the offices of the country’s leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, and at cultural centre Chhayanaut in Dhaka – attacks that took place following radical leader […]

Back after 17 years, Khaleda’s son appeals for an inclusive Bangladesh | India News

Tarique Rahman (in white shirt), who returned along with his wife Zubaida and daughter Zaima, will be PM if BNP wins the Feb elections DHAKA: Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh to a rousing welcome on Thursday after over 17 years in self-exile in Britain, a […]

Bangladesh: Zia’s son returns home today, BNP banking on him to tide through polls

File photo: Tarique Rahman, son of former PM Khaleda Zia (Picture credit: AP) DHAKA: Tarique Rahman, former PM Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP’s heir apparent, returns to Bangladesh Thursday along with his family, ending over 17 years of self-exile. On the eve of his return, the country’s largest political party described the moment as “both […]

Muhammad Yunus accused of ‘special affection’ for a party after meet with BNP

Yunus accused of ‘spl affection’ for a party after meet with BNP (Photo: ANI) DHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-e-Islami and the newly formed NCP, which had backed Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus‘s decision to hold the national election in April, on Saturday accused him of partiality, a day after he and BNP reached a “preliminary understanding” to […]