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Bangladesh court doubles Khaleda Zia jail term to 10 yrs
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday doubled to 10 years a jail term for former prime minister Khaleda Zia for graft,…
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Bangladesh court jails ex-PM Zia for 7 years for graft
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) – A special court in Bangladesh’s capital has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to seven years in…
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Bangladesh publisher arrested
A prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher who is tied to Bangladesh’s political opposition was denied bail Tuesday after his arrest…
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New opposition alliance emerges in Bangladesh – Digital security law slammed
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 14, (AP): A small party led by a prominent Bangladeshi lawyer on Saturday forged a new alliance…
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Bangladesh sentences ‘19’ to death – Death for drug crimes approved
DHAKA, Oct 10, (Agencies): A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
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Bangladeshi workers protest against $95 minimum wage
DHAKA, Sept 15, (AFP): Bangladesh unions staged street protests Friday to reject what they called an “inhuman” $95 a month…
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Bangladesh acquits British citizen held since 2016 cafe attack
DHAKA, Aug 8 (Reuters) – A Bangladesh court on Wednesday acquitted a British man detained without charge for two years…
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Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths
DHAKA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday will consider capital punishment for traffic accident deaths, a law ministry…
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Bangladesh PM urges teen protesters to go home amid violence
Dhaka, Aug 5, 2018 (AFP) -Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged students Sunday to go home as police fired tear…
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Nationwide student protests enter fifth day in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 2, 2018 (AFP) -Bangladesh shut down high schools across the country Thursday as tens of thousands of students…
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