Bangladesh Parliament Opposition BNP chief Khaleda reminds of ‘final’ programme

Sylhet, Oct 20, 2011 (bdnews24)—Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia has reminded the government of a ‘final’ anti-government movement, to be announced after the road marches. “We will announce the final movement programme soon. You must all prepare for that programme. We will remove this government and put a patriotic one in place,” she said, addressing [...]

Politics of crime in Bangladesh

Eleven days after the grisly grenade blasts at an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004, the then prime minister Khaleda Zia pinned the blame on AL leaders. This week, 82 months into the attack, the Criminal Investigation Department pressed charges against her son Tarique Rahman, nephew Saiful Islam Duke, ex-political secretary Harris Chowdhury, ex-state [...]

Bangladeshi judge delaying hearing in war crimes case

A special tribunal Wednesday delayed a potential war crimes indictment against a leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, which calls the case politically motivated. Delwar Hossain Sayedee and four other leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party are jailed pending investigation of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1971 independence war against Pakistan. The hearing Wednesday [...]

Bangladesh PM tour to resolve border issues

The government on Wednesday expressed hope that the border issues between India and Bangladesh would be resolved during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to that country next month. Singh will visit Dhaka on September 6 and 7. During Question Hour, Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha, “Issues related to land boundary between India [...]