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Bangladesh and India hold talks aimed at defusing escalating tensions

Dec. 09, 2024 08:23 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India met Monday in Dhaka to discuss their strained relations, including the growing tensions after former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina fled into exile in India in August. This is the first high-level visit by...

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India

Dec. 08, 2024 07:09 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of three youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party marched toward the Indian High Commission in the country's capital on Sunday to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in...

Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader's bail hearing as tensions with India spike

Dec. 03, 2024 12:56 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday rescheduled a bail hearing for a jailed prominent Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups. Krishna Das Prabhu, who was arrested in...

Bangladesh court acquits Zia’s son and 48 others convicted in 2004 deadly grenade attack

Dec. 01, 2024 20:02 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. The ruling comes at a critical time as the South Asian...

Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party's attempt to hold a rally

Nov. 10, 2024 23:21 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rivals of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising. ...

Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election

Nov. 08, 2024 09:48 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of activists of a leading political party in Bangladesh rallied in the nation’s capital on Friday, calling for a new election and quick reforms. The country is under an interim government after the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh...

Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina's ouster

Sep. 17, 2024 21:29 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party rallied Tuesday in the nation’s capital to demand a democratic transition through an election as an interim government has yet to outline a timeframe for new voting. The...