Hasina holds talks with mutinous troopersDHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government faced its first serious crisis Wednesday when a mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers left at least four people dead and scores injured in the heart of the capital city. Hasina offers talks as troopers mutiny in BangladeshDHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday asked rebellious Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers to surrender and pledged to talk to them after several hours of fierce battles with the army in the heart of Dhaka reportedly left four people dead and many injured. Bangladesh Rifles has a 200 year historyDHAKA - Bangladesh’s border guards Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), whose troopers mutinied in Dhaka Wednesday, has a military history going back more than 200 years. Over 3,700 troops killed in Bangladesh’s liberation warDHAKA - Bangladesh has said 3,713 of its soldiers died during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Bangladesh plans major defence purchasesDHAKA - Bangladesh is planning major purchase of weaponry, equipment and hardware for its armed forces, including anti-tank and anti-ship missile systems, aircraft for maritime patrol, frigates, tanks and helicopters, the parliament was told. Khaleda-led opposition returns to Bangladesh parliamentDHAKA - The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Monday joined the ninth parliament, ending its row of 17 working days with the speaker over seating arrangements in the house. Bangladesh’s opposition to end parliament boycottDHAKA - Bangladesh’s mainstream opposition parties Sunday said they would to return to parliament, ending their 16-day boycott of parliamentary proceedings. Indian speaker offers to train Bangladesh MPsDHAKA - Indian Parliament Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has offered to train Bangladesh MPs as he praised the restoration of democracy in the eastern neighbouring country as a ‘positive development’ for South Asia. Hasina-led alliance victory good for South Asia: Somnath ChatterjeeDHAKA - The restoration of democracy in Bangladesh is a ‘positive development’ for the entire South Asian region, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said here. Handcuffed militant blasts grenade at media meet in BangladeshDHAKA - An arrested Islamist militant being paraded before the media in Bangladesh threw himself on a pile of grenades on display and detonated one of them, killing himself and injuring 15 policemen and journalists, media reports here said Saturday. At least 100 missing as trawler capsizes in BangladeshDHAKA - At least 100 people were missing Thursday morning when a trawler capsized on a river in Bangladesh’s southern Barisal district, the police said. It is Manna’s day in BangladeshDHAKA - ‘It is survival of the fittest,’ Indian singer Manna Dey, 90, has said of the current competitive audio music market in Bangladesh and India. Dhaka-Delhi talks on maritime boundary in March: OfficialDHAKA - Bangladesh wants to get down to the nitty gritty of demarcating its maritime boundary, first with India in mid-March and shortly thereafter with Myanmar, an official said. Pak envoy’s remark on war criminals angers Dhaka lawmakersDHAKA - A remark by a visiting Pakistani envoy that the ‘time is not ripe’ for Bangladesh to try ‘war criminals’ who are accused of atrocities on civilian population during the 1971 freedom movement has angered Dhaka’s lawmakers. Dancer-actress Amala Shankar feted in DhakaDHAKA - Yesteryear’s dancer-actress Amala Shankar, who starred in her husband Uday Shankar’s film ‘Kalpana’, was feted here along with ten local artistes. Dhaka opposition wants parliamentary debate on India pactsDHAKA - The opposition in Bangladesh wants to debate the pacts the Sheikh Hasina government signed with India last week. Islamabad uneasy at Dhaka trying ‘war criminals’DHAKA - Pakistan has told Bangladesh that the ‘time is not ripe’ for Dhaka’s conducting the trial of ‘war criminals’ who committed atrocities on civilians during the 1971 freedom movement. Train-truck collision kills eight in BangladeshDHAKA - At least eight people were killed and dozens others injured Tuesday as a train collided with a truck in northwestern Bangladesh, the police said. Three independent MPs join Hasina’s partyDHAKA - Three independent MPs have joined the ruling Awami League (AL) led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, swelling the treasury benches in parliament. Nepal Maoists flay Buddha for getting berth beside Marx, LeninKATHMANDU - After fighting over the Buddha, the apostle of peace and non-violence, Nepal’s former guerrilla party, the Maoists, are now blowing cold towards the world icon, flaying his inclusion at a communist meet. Dhaka begins process for ‘war crime’ trialsDHAKA - Bangladesh has launched investigation against the chief of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), beginning the process of trial of those accused of committing ‘war crimes’ during the 1971 liberation war. Hasina wants white paper on corruption during Zia’s termDHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants a white paper published on corruption during the 2001-06 tenure of her main political rival Khaleda Zia. Zillur Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh presidentDHAKA - Veteran politician Zillur Rahman was sworn in as president Thursday, more than a month after Bangladesh returned to democracy after two years under a military-backed government. Indian film body to hold meet on Bangladesh cultureDHAKA - The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will for the first time organise screening and discussions on films and filmmakers from Bangladesh to mark Ekushey February (Feb 21), the day on which the movement for Bangladesh’s cultural renaissance started. Treat of Bangladeshi films awaits Indian movie buffsDHAKA - A host of well-known films from Bangladesh will be screened at the Film and Television Insitute of India (FTII) in Pune Feb 21-22 to mark the anniversary of Ekushey February (Feb 21), the day on which the movement for Bangladesh’s cultural renaissance started. Hand-written letter by Rabindranath Tagore found in BangladeshDHAKA - A rare hand written letter by Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore has been found from a private collector in a Bangladesh village. Pranab visit yielded win-win deals: Dhaka mediaDHAKA - Large sections of Dhaka’s media have reacted positively to the just-concluded visit of Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s visit, saying it yielded ‘win-win’ deals for the South Asian neighbours. Zillur Rahman is new Bangladesh presidentDHAKA - Zillur Rahman was declared the president of Bangladesh Wednesday. Bangladesh’s Election Commission declared the senior leader of ruling Awami League Zillur Rahman to be the country’s new president as he was the only presidential candidate. He was declared elected unopposed. Russia, Bangladesh interested in signing free trade agreementDHAKA - Dhaka and Moscow have expressed their willingness to sign a free trade agreement (FTA), Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dhaka for talksDHAKA - Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Dhaka Monday for talks on trade, investment and security with top Bangladeshi officials. |
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