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Bangladesh boils over with anger as Osman Hadi comes home in shrouds from Singapore

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- As the coffin carrying Sharif Osman bin Hadi was wheeled towards the morgue of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, the heat of protest surged repeatedly outside the ma... Read More


A school in flames, a child demands answers over violence against learning

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Afroditi Akira, a student of Nalonda High School, has been inconsolable since learning about the attack on her school. Tears have not ceased, as she struggles to understand why her ... Read More


Bodies of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Sudan arrive in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The bodies of six Bangladesh Army personnel, who were killed while serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Abyei, have arrived in Dhaka. The aircraft carrying ... Read More


AK Khandker, a Liberation War hero and Bangladesh's first Air Force chief, dies at 95

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- AK Khandker, the deputy chief of staff of the Bangladesh forces during the Liberation War and the country's first Air Force chief, has died at the age of 95. He passed away due to a... Read More


Crowds gather for Osman Hadi's funeral amid tight security

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Security has been ramped up across Dhaka as large crowds gather for the funeral prayers of slain political activist Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and ... Read More


Crowds pour into Manik Mia Avenue for Hadi's funeral prayer

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Large crowds have gathered at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka to attend the funeral prayers of slain political activist Sharif Osman bin Hadi, whose coffin was brought to the area ahead of... Read More


Only Bangladesh flag to be displayed at Hadi's funeral: Inqilab Moncho

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Inqilab Moncho has said that only the national flag of Bangladesh will be displayed at the funeral prayer service for its convenor Sharif Osman Hadi. In a Facebook post on Saturday,... Read More


Hadi's sister alleges India, Awami League seeking to derail national election

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Masuma Hadi, younger sister of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, has alleged that India and the Awami League are seeking to derail the parliamentary elections, stressing that such attempts must... Read More


BGB, police deployed at Parliament building and other areas

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed at the Parliament complex and several other key locations across Dhaka ahead of the funeral prayers for slain political act... Read More


BNP sees 'conspiracy' unfolding to derail Feb 12 general election

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has described a series of attacks following the death of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi as part of a conspiracy to make the parl... Read More