Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladesh court takes up murder case against ex-PM
Officials said the military-backed government is targeting both the ex-premiers in the anti-corruption drive as their family members and relatives…
Bangladesh: UN urges peaceful transition
Türk highlighted that democratic order and the rule of law must be ensured as quickly as possible, and that all…
Bangladesh prime minister resigns after weeks of violent protests
Following news of Hasina’s resignation, numerous Awami League offices and leaders’ homes across Dhaka and other areas were attacked and…
‘Tinubu’s election huge moment for Nigeria’
By Muhyideen Jimoh Mr Masudur Rahman, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria has described the election of the candidate of the…
20 students to die for murder of fellow student Abrar Fahad
Fahad was a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Bangladesh seeks collaboration with Nollywood
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Masudur Rahman, has called for collaboration in film making between his country’s movie industry and…
Customs seizes 17kg gold bars at airport
Customs officials on Monday said it seized 150 gold bars weighing 17.4 kg at Bangladesh’s Shah Amanat International Airport in…
66 Nigerians jailed in Bangladesh for fraud
Sixty-six Nigerians are spending various terms in prisons in Bangladsh for fraud and other crimes, a report by the country's…
Bangladesh executes assassin of country’s first leader
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was killed along with most of his family in a…
Coronavirus: Bangladesh rolls out $8.5bn bailout package
Bangladesh has announced an economic stimulus package worth over 8.5 billion dollars to cushion the shock of the global coronavirus…
Bangladesh shuts schools
Bangladesh authorities on Monday announced the closure of all educational institutions for 15 days after three more coronavirus cases were…
5 dead in Bangladesh tourist boat mishap
At least five people have died after a tourist boat capsized in south-eastern Bangladesh on Friday, rescuers said.
Bangladesh shuts down mobile network
Citing security concerns, the Bangladeshi government has ordered the country's all four cell phone operators to shut down services along…
Bangladesh’s court dismisses jailed ex-premier Zia’s bail prayer
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking the release of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who has been…
10 injured as train derails, catches fire
Rail services in parts of Bangladesh including capital Dhaka were on Thursday suspended after six compartments of a train derailed…