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Bangladesh: Curfew extended after at least 98 killed in fresh spell of clashes
World | Aug 05, 2024, 08:57 AM ISTIt is for the second time during the recent protests that the government shut down internet services, mobile operators said. Social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp were not available, even via broadband connections.
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Bangladesh: 91 killed, hundreds injured in fresh clashes between protestors, Awami League supporters
World | Aug 04, 2024, 08:53 PM ISTBangladesh's student protests have shifted from rallying against government job quotas to calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The movement now includes a call for a nationwide non-cooperation campaign until the government steps down.
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PM Modi congratulates his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on historic fourth consecutive term
India | Jan 08, 2024, 07:10 PM ISTBangladesh Elections 2024: This election marks the second-lowest turnout since Bangladesh restored democracy in 1991, with the lowest recorded in the controversial February 1996 polls at 26.5%.
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Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan wins Parliament seat
Other Sports | Jan 08, 2024, 07:35 AM ISTShakib Al Hasan took a temporary break from cricket ahead of the Parliamentary elections to campaign for the Awami League. Shakib contested from Magura-1 and won by a margin of 1,50,000 votes over his closest rival - Kazi Rezaul Hossain.
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US, UK and Canada among nations to condemn political violence in Bangladesh after four killed
World | Oct 30, 2023, 10:25 PM ISTThe opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organised a major rally demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation ahead of the general elections in January. The ensuing unrest led to paramilitary forces being deployed in the capital.
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Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after rally calls for PM's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed
World | Oct 28, 2023, 07:04 PM ISTAs Bangladesh heads for general elections in January 2024, the opposition party has held numerous protests for months to put forth their demands. BNP's leader Khaleda Zia is under house arrest since 2020 on corruption charges.
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Mashrafe Mortaza creates history by registering landslide victory in Bangladesh elections
Cricket | Dec 31, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTMortaza is the first active cricketer to get the position.
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B'desh elections: Awami League led by PM Hasina registers landslide victory; 17 killed in poll-related violence
World | Dec 31, 2018, 07:12 AM ISTThe ruling Awami League-led grand alliance bagged 266 seats and its ally Jatiya Party secured 21, while the opposition National Unity Front (UNF) with BNP being its key partner got only seven seats.
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Bangladesh Polls: PM Hasina set to win record fourth term; Opposition alliance rejects polls, demands fresh vote
World | Dec 30, 2018, 10:20 PM ISTHasina is aiming for a record fourth term as prime minister with her Awami League opening up a big lead in early results following a tense vote.
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Bangladesh’s Hindu Chief Justice Surendra Sinha ‘forced’ to go on leave amid reports of ‘confinement’
World | Oct 11, 2017, 02:00 PM ISTSurendra Sinha, Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice, is said to have been forced to go on leave for a month following his run-in with the ruling Awami League.
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Due process to be followed to arrest Khaleda Zia: Awami League
World | Mar 04, 2015, 08:43 AM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh's ruling party Awami League yesterday said "proper legal procedure" will be followed for the arrest of former prime minister Khaleda Zia.Party spokesperson Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif, who is also the joint general secretary, said
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Bangladesh opposition calls fresh 72-hour shutdown from tomorrow
World | Feb 21, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia's party has announced a 72-hour nationwide shutdown from tomorrow to intensify pressure on the government to hold fresh elections, raising tensions in the country already plagued by political standoff
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Awami League sweeps controversy-marred Bangla local body polls
World | Apr 02, 2014, 05:11 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh's Awami League (AL) has swept the just concluded local government body polls, securing 225 chairmen posts in the 458 upazilas, amid allegations of widespread rigging by the ruling party. Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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Hasina invited to form govt in Bangladesh
World | Jan 09, 2014, 10:52 PM ISTDhaka: Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday invited by the president to form government after her party's victory in the controversial January 5 elections. "President (Abdul Hamid) invited Sheikh Hasina to form the