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Exclusive: India uncovers suspected plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM – security officials

YoopyaOct 29, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered a suspected plot by a banned militant group to assassinate the prime minister of Bangladesh and

At least 13 killed in Bangladesh election violence

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 10, 20230

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh fired at protesters and opposition activists torched more than 100 polling stations Sunday during a national election boycotted

Four killed in Bangladesh clashes after Islamist leader executed

YoopyaDec 13, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday when supporters of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah vented their fury at his

Huge Bangladesh fire destroys key garments factory

YoopyaNov 29, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – A huge fire on Friday destroyed a Bangladesh garment factory supplying key Western brands, authorities said, in a blaze touched off by workers

Bangladesh sentences 152 to death for 2009 mutiny

YoopyaNov 5, 2013March 6, 20240

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced 152 people to death for their actions in a 2009 border guard mutiny in

Bangladesh politics focused on 2 moms, and 2 sons

YoopyaOct 26, 2013February 14, 20240

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The future of Bangladesh depends on two men who don’t live there, both heirs apparent to the South Asian nation’s most

Man gets 30 years in prison for Fed plot in NYC

YoopyaAug 9, 2013May 15, 20240

NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi student who came to the U.S. intending to commit jihad was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison after

Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

YoopyaMay 16, 20130

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed

Bangladesh Islamist gets death for war crimes, raising fears of protests

YoopyaMay 9, 20130

(Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal convicted and sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Thursday, raising fears of a repeat of clashes

Bangladesh factory fire kills eight; collapse toll tops 900

YoopyaMay 9, 20130

(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday,