World & Nation
The day after winning a record fourth term in power, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina trumpeted her accomplishments and dismissed opposition claims that the vote was rigged.
Dec. 31, 2018
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s Awami League wins an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence.
Jan. 7, 2024
A former prime minister of Bangladesh and 45 members of her political alliance have been charged in the deaths of four of their rivals during riots last year, news reports said.
April 12, 2007
Islamic extremists in Bangladesh hurled homemade bombs and engaged in a gun battle with police guarding a large Eid prayer service at the end of the holy Muslim month Thursday morning.
July 7, 2016
Pope Francis arrived Thursday in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia with the Rohingya crisis looming large.
Nov. 30, 2017
Bangladesh authorities have detained a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which called for a strike after clashes with security forces.
Oct. 29, 2023
Japan’s top government spokesman expressed outrage Monday over the killing of a Japanese citizen who became the second foreigner to be gunned down in Bangladesh in less than a week.
Oct. 3, 2015
A sweeping crackdown on alleged drug dealers has left at least 91 people dead in less than two weeks in Bangladesh, sparking fears of a Philippines-style “drug war” marked by extrajudicial killings.
May 27, 2018
A Los Angeles man faces execution for his role in the South Asian nation’s 1975 military coup, in which the country’s president was killed.
March 28, 2007
The two most powerful opposition political figures in this male-dominated society are referred to simply as “the ladies.”
Dec. 17, 1989