Tag: Sheikh Hasina
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Bangladesh EC defers polling date to December 30
Chief Election Commissioner K.M. Nurul Huda made the announcement in capital Dhaka, a day after the opposition alliance, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party, decided to contest the polls.
November 12, 2018 -
Bangladesh PM holds dialogue with major opposition alliance
The much-hyped dialogue ended at about 11 p.m. on Thursday which had started four hours earlier at Hasina's official residence here, reports Xinhua news agency.
November 2, 2018 -
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia cannot contest elections, says A-G
Bangladesh is set to hold general elections before a January 5 deadline, although the exact dates have not yet been announced.
October 30, 2018 -
Bangladesh ruling party invites major opposition alliance for poll talks
Obaidul Quader, AL General Secretary, said the decision to hold the talks come after Hossain wrote to Hasina seeking a dialogue.
October 30, 2018 -
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s jail term doubled to 10 years in corruption case
The increased term was ordered over embezzlement charges for which Zia, the arch-rival of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced in February.
October 30, 2018 -
Challenges before Bangladesh poll
Barring any dramatic shift in the current political situation or unforeseen circumstances, Bangladesh’s 11th parliamentary elections are to be held no later than 28 January 2019. It is against this background that the final session of the 10th parliament commenced last Sunday. The proviso of Article 123(3)(b) of the Constitution, which determined the possible time …
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October 26, 2018 -
Dhaka verdict heightens poll drama
As Bangladesh is deep in electioneering mode for the next parliamentary elections due shortly, a Dhaka tribunal probing the deadly grenade attack on Sheikh Hasina and her party workers awarded a landmark judgment on October 10 sending shock waves among the guilty and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leadership and its cadres. BNP in partnership …
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October 12, 2018 -
Passage to Bangladesh
The latest high profile India-Bangladesh connectivity initiatives underscore the imperative for India to implement projects speedily and efficiently, to help alter its image of a laggard. The Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh, Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina reiterated their resolve to further enhance vital connectivity links towards strengthening bilateral cooperation while inaugurating the other …
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October 11, 2018 -
Bangladesh 2004 grenade attack: Death for ex-ministers, Khaleda’s son gets life
The 2004 grenade blasts killed 24 people and injured 500.
October 10, 2018 -
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh oil pipeline
India and Bangladesh inaugurated the construction works of a cross-border oil pipeline and two rail projects on Tuesday.
September 18, 2018 -
India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate major infrastructure projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb jointly inaugurated three projects in Bangladesh.
September 10, 2018 -
World mourns demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pakistan, China, the United States, Russia and many other countries on Thursday mourned the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, recalling the contribution made by him in various fields. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said Vajpayee was a renowned statesman who contributed to bringing a change in India-Pakistan relations and remained a key supported of SAARC …
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August 16, 2018 -
Why Dhaka must be circumspect
Agitations and protest-inspired politics have always been at the forefront of the area now called Bangladesh ever since Bangla politics started occupying space in the national political landscape. In what was East Bengal and later in East Pakistan, there was a flurry of activity commencing from the period before 1947, including protests in Calcutta mostly …
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August 5, 2018 -
Time to build on robust friendship
India demonstrated a very muscular gesture by standing alongside Bangladesh by turning back British human rights activist and lawyer Lord Carlile from Delhi airport on July 10. Carlile was engaged by Khaleda Zia to contest charges of corruption for which she is currently incarcerated in a prison in Bangladesh and being t(ried rather vigorously. Her …
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July 14, 2018 -
103 dead, 9,000 arrested in Bangladesh anti-drugs campaign
The number of people killed in the last two weeks during anti-drug operations in Bangladesh climbed to over 103 on Tuesday, after another 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, police said. The number of people arrested rose to 9,000. The 10 deaths occurred in seven districts after the police responded to firing …
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May 29, 2018 -
‘Rise above communalism’
Sheikh Hasina addresses convocation of Kazi Nazrul University after being conferred honorary D.Litt
May 27, 2018 -
Mamata holds one-on-one meet with Hasina
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee on Friday had a one-to-one meeting with the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for about one hour and at the end of the meeting Miss Banerjee told the media they had fruitful discussions on wide ranging issues. Sharing of Teesta water remains a thorny issue for Ms Hasina, while Miss …
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May 27, 2018