Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Fuel Prices Allowed To Increase
July 2, 2008 1116 GMT
Bangladesh increased subsidized diesel and kerosene prices July 2 by 37 percent to $3.04 per... [more]
Bangladesh: Local Election Dates Set
June 20, 2008 1504 GMT
Bangladesh’s military-backed government said June 20 that local council polls will be held in... [more]
Bangladesh: Islamist Militant Group Said To Be Reorganizing
June 19, 2008 2012 GMT
Jawaid Iqbal, a commander of the Islamist militant group Jamiat ul Mujahideen who is on trial on... [more]
Bangladesh: 30 Injured In Dhaka Explosions
June 2, 2008 1137 GMT
At least 30 people were injured in explosions June 2 at the Orchard Plaza hotel in the... [more]
Bangladesh: Party Members Detained
May 31, 2008 1544 GMT
Nearly 50 people, most of whom belong to Bangladesh's two main political parties, were detained... [more]
Bangladesh: Bird Flu Case Confirmed
May 23, 2008 0011 GMT
Bangladesh's Health Ministry has reported that a 16-month-old boy, who has now recovered after... [more]
Bangladesh: Emergency Government Talks To Parties
May 22, 2008 1405 GMT
Bangladesh's emergency government leader Fakhruddin Ahmed on May 22 opened talks with the... [more]
Bangladesh: Head Of Islamic Party Arrested
May 18, 2008 1843 GMT
Police in Bangladesh have arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh party chief Matiur Rahman Nizami... [more]
Bangladesh: Hasina Indicted In Corruption Case
May 18, 2008 1448 GMT
A Bangladeshi anti-corruption court on May 18 indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for... [more]
Bangladesh: Group Blamed For Jaipur Bomb 'Drastically Controlled'
May 16, 2008 1404 GMT
Militant group Harakat-ul-Jihad al Islami, accused by Indian police of perpetrating a bombing May... [more]
Bangladesh: Navy Tests Upgraded Missile
May 13, 2008 1504 GMT
Bangladesh's navy on May 12 successfully tested a C-082 missile in the Bay of Bengal, Bangledeshi... [more]
Bangladesh: Election To Be Held In December -- Ahmed
May 12, 2008 1649 GMT
Bangladesh's interim leader, Fakhruddin Ahmed, said May 12 in a televised speech that there will... [more]
Bangladesh: Rice Exports Banned
May 7, 2008 1648 GMT
Bangladesh banned May 6 the export of most of its rice for the next six months, the British... [more]
Bangladesh: Cyclone Reported Heading Toward The Chittagong Area
May 1, 2008 1842 GMT
Cyclone Nargis was reported May 1 to be heading toward Bangladesh's Chittagong area on the Bay of... [more]
Bangladesh: Workers Riot Over High Food Prices
April 12, 2008 1749 GMT
Riots broke out in Bangladesh on April 12 when about 20,000 workers gathered to protest rising... [more]
Bangladesh: U.S. Lists HuJI-B As Terrorist Group
March 7, 2008 1547 GMT
The United States has listed the group Harkat-ul-Jihad e-Islami (HuJI-B) as a “global terrorist... [more]
Banglasdesh, India: Train Service To Resume
February 25, 2008 0753 GMT
Bangladesh agreed to put up fencing along the rail line on its border with India, thus setting up... [more]
Bangladesh, India: Bangladeshi Army Chief On India Visit
February 24, 2008 1838 GMT
Bangladeshi army chief Gen. Moeen U Ahmed departed Feb. 24 for a week-long visit to India... [more]
Bangladesh: Indian Border Guards Kill Cattle Traders
February 1, 2008 0819 GMT
Indian border guards opened fire on a group of Bangladeshi cattle traders Jan. 31, killing three... [more]
India: Outsourcing Industry Affected By Damaged Cable
January 31, 2008 0905 GMT
India's Internet-dependent outsourcing industry faced supply disruptions Jan. 31 as a result of... [more]
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