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December return plan fuels unrest fears

Bangladesh, Sept. 20 -- The announcement by deposed despot Sheikh Hasina that she plans to return to Bangladesh in December has added to political uncertainty, while a series of crude-bomb blasts and ... और पढ़ें


Ghost bills fuel public fury

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- A wave of abnormally high, and in some cases inexplicable, electricity bills has left ordinary consumers across the country reeling, triggering a storm of criticism on social me... और पढ़ें


Between legacy and reinvention

Bangladesh, Sept. 2 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) marked its 48th founding anniversary on Tuesday with wreath-laying, tributes and a renewed pledge from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to deepen... और पढ़ें


Private fuel imports trigger concern

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- The government's plan to open refined fuel imports and distribution to private companies has triggered concerns that control of the strategically important market could become c... और पढ़ें


BNP settles on Fakhrul for presidency

Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is poised to become Bangladesh's next president after BNP Cha... और पढ़ें


Despite rifts, parties unite against Hasina return

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Ruling party BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) have clashed repeatedly in recent weeks - their leaders and workers trading accusations and, at ... और पढ़ें


Promise still waits two years after Uprising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- They died in the streets so that Bangladesh could be free of fascism. Two years later, as the nation marks July Mass Uprising Day today, the students and common people who paid t... और पढ़ें


One fire, economy stalls

Bangladesh, July 27 -- A fire at a single floating LNG terminal off the coast of Cox's Bazar has plunged much of Bangladesh into its worst gas crunch in years, idling factories, emptying stoves in mil... और पढ़ें


From 'Sheikh Hasina does not flee' to flight

Bangladesh, July 22 -- On July 22, 2024, Bangladesh was gripped by one of the most critical moments of the student-led quota reform movement. A nationwide curfew was in force, the army patrolled the ... और पढ़ें


BNP moves to calm restless allies ahead of local polls

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Five months after forming the government, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is making its first formal attempt to address mounting frustration among the smaller parties tha... और पढ़ें