The United Nations is sending a high-profile mission to Bangladesh today to encourage the political parties to sit for dialogue and create an environment conducive to holding an inclusive, non-violent and credible election. UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will lead a five-member delegation comprised of two senior officials from the [...]

Bangladesh is entering a new phase of violence and uncertainty triggered by the opposition's objections to elections due to be held on 5 January. In recent days the country has been paralysed by violent strikes and transport blockades. The BBC's Bengali editor Sabir Mustafa in Dhaka says that there is now increasing speculation that a [...]

Bangladesh Biman Airlines operates the world's last passenger DC-10 — which the airline says will be making its final scheduled flight on December 7 on an otherwise routine flight. Shown here: A Bangladesh Airlines … [Read More]

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The Asian Human Rights Commission is writing to you on the eve of your third visit to Bangladesh, a country plunged into deep political and constitutional crisis. Tomorrow, on December 6, 2013, after your arrival in the capital city of Dhaka, in Bangladesh, you will definitely see many burned skeletons [...]

With Bangladesh nearly coming to a halt due to the continuing violent blockades that ended on Thursday, the opposition alliance headed by Khaleda Zia has called yet another 72-hour blockade from 6:00 a.m. on … [Read More]

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DHAKA: Saleha Begum touches the burnt skin on the face of her 23-year-old son and again bursts into tears. Ever since she came to the burns ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh's biggest, she has been unable to stop crying and constantly curses herself. She said it was her "grave sin" and "greed" that [...]

More than three hundred members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) encircling the President Park apartment building where the third largest party Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad lives in the capital's Baridhara late last night. Upsetting the government plan to hold the national elections on January 5, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday asked the [...]

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The two ladies, as they are often known, had not spoken in years when aides arranged a telephone call recently in hopes of resolving the mounting political crisis in Bangladesh. The caller was Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister. The recipient was Begum Khaleda Zia, the leader of the political … [Read More]

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NEW DELHI: India called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh, stressing that stability of the neighbouring country had implications for the entire region. "We hope that the forthcoming elections will respond to the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh and that they will be free, fair, impartial and peaceful and find wide acceptability," said [...]

AP Stranded Bangladeshis wait for a train at the railway station on the fifth day of a six-day blockade called by the opposition in Dhaka on … [Read More]

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