Topic: Hasina Wajed

Democracy to face debacle if BNP returns to power: PM

Holding BNP responsible for disturbing the country's democratic system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday claimed that the democracy faced...

AL-led 14-party meeting tomorrow

The ruling Awami League (AL)-led 14-party combine sits tomorrow to discuss the country's latest socio-economic and political matters. . . The...

AL sees 'evil intention' behind BNP programme

The ruling Awami League thinks that there might be an evil intention behind the main opposition's planned mass rally tomorrow. . . It also warns...

Turbulent house

Tweet . And fine cellar confiscated . . IT WAS, says Gowher Rizvi, a close adviser to Bangladesh's prime minister, “very quickly nipped in the...

Fund rejection if WB fails to prove graft claims: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will not accept funds from the World Bank if it fails to prove its corruption allegations...

Parties asked to turn in 5 names

The search committee formed to recommend persons for appointment as election commissioners yesterday urged all the political parties, which had...

First testimony in Bangladesh war crimes trial

The first trial of a suspected collaborator from Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence heard on Wednesday how the accused, now a senior politician, led a wave of looting and arson by pro-Pakistan militia.Delawar Hossain Sayedee, a top figure in the ...

Bangladesh braces for protests as ex-PM charged with corruption

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is bracing for more protests after the country's Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against former premier Khaleda Zia, accusing her of buying land in a trust's name by using undeclared funds.Politics in impoverished Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh approves first pornography law

Bangladesh's cabinet has approved the country's first ever pornography law after public scandals over a string of celebrity sex tapes, an official said Tuesday.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government said it would introduce a draft law in parliament to ...

BANGLADESH IN THE MARKET FOR A SUBMARINE

Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina recently announced that country will field its first modern submarine by 2019, according to the IANS...