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Khaleda Zia told to appear in court over graft case in April

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was on Tuesday ordered to appear before a court on April 13 to face trial in a $1.85-million graft case over contracting out cargo handling work to a com

24 Feb 2016 2:35 AM

2 get death for killing blogger

Court awards various jail terms to 6, including Ansarullah Bangla team chief

01 Jan 2016 5:54 AM

‘Indian Army saved Sheikh Hasina, kin in 1971 war’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members faced the risk of being massacred but were saved by a group of Indian soldiers during the 1971 liberation war, her father’s close aide said on Wedne

17 Dec 2015 6:32 AM

Bangladesh anger mounts as Pakistan denies war crimes

Civil society members and mainstream media in Bangladesh on Wednesday asked the government to sever ties with Pakistan as anger mounted over Islamabad’s denial of committing war crimes during Banglade

03 Dec 2015 6:12 AM

Khaleda Zia to surrender in court on Monday

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia is set to surrender before a trial court to face corruption charges over contracting a gas field to a Canadian company in exchang

30 Nov 2015 2:30 AM

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India deports Bangladesh fugitive murder suspect

India has deported one of Bangladesh’s most wanted criminals and the prime accused in the sensational 2014 Narayanganj murder case, Nur Hossain, two days after Dhaka handed over top Ulfa leader Anup C

14 Nov 2015 5:29 AM

Tight security ahead of Supreme Court hearing

Bangladeshi freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war of indepence with Pakistan take part in a protest calling for the death penalty for those convicted of war crimes outside the Supreme Court in Dhaka on Monday. Bangladesh’s highest court on Monday rejected a plea by a death-row Opposition politician that it should summon several high-profile witnesses to testify, including a former Pakistani Premier. — AFP

03 Nov 2015 5:19 AM

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