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(MENAFN) The student faction of Jamaat-e-Islami achieved a decisive triumph in Dhaka University’s student body election, marking the first occasion the Islamist organization has gained control of the influential union since Bangladesh’s...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh has repatriated the remains of 18 Japanese soldiers interred during World War II at the Chattogram War Cemetery after more than eight decades.

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(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Bangladesh National Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman assumed office as the 11th prime minister of the South Asian country.

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(MENAFN) According to official statements, Bangladesh has returned the remains of 18 Japanese soldiers who were buried for more than 80 years at the Chattogram War Cemetery, dating back to World War II. A ten-person specialist team selected by...

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(MENAFN) A special court in Dhaka has handed exiled former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a 21-year prison sentence, delivered in absentia on Thursday, in connection with three corruption cases linked to alleged irregularities in the...

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), officially became Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister on Tuesday after taking the oath of office.

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), appealed for national cohesion on Saturday after his party secured a commanding majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh has formally asked India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death in absentia on November 17 for allegedly ordering a crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, a government adviser said...

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(MENAFN) Visiting leaders from South Asia and the United Kingdom met with Bangladesh’s new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman following Tuesday evening’s oath-taking ceremony.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami-led coalition has formally acknowledged the outcome of Thursday’s parliamentary elections, despite raising concerns about irregularities during the vote-counting process.

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(MENAFN) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 350 across the country, officials reported.

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(all amounts are in U.S. dollars except where otherwise indicated) (1) Please refer to "Definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and related ratios" in this press release Record fourth quarter net sales from continuing...

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(MENAFN) Beijing extended diplomatic backing to Dhaka on Friday following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s commanding electoral performance that delivered a supermajority in the nation's parliament.

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in Tuesday as the 11th prime minister of Bangladesh.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday issued an in absentia death sentence to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a crimes against humanity prosecution.

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh's 11th prime minister on Tuesday, formally installing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader at the helm of a nation navigating its most consequential democratic transition in nearly two...

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(MENAFN) A court in Dhaka on Monday handed a death sentence to fugitive former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, finding her guilty of crimes against humanity committed during mass protests against her government last year.

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), officially assumed office as Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister on Tuesday, marking the first time a male has held the position since 1991. He is set to serve a five-year...

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(MENAFN) A court in Dhaka on Monday handed Bangladesh’s fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the death penalty, determining her culpable for "crimes against humanity" committed during last year’s large-scale protests against her...

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(MENAFN) A court in Dhaka on Monday handed Bangladesh’s runaway ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a death sentence, convicting her of crimes against humanity linked to last year’s large-scale protests against her administration.