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Khaleda Zia Death Marks End Of An Era In Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia Death Marks End Of An Era In Bangladesh

December 30, 2025 3:59 am

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and one of the most influential figures in the country’s modern political history, has died after a long illness. She was 80.

Her party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, confirmed on Tuesday that Zia died following years of serious health complications, including advanced liver disease, diabetes, arthritis, and heart related conditions, according to her doctors.

Zia’s death closes a defining chapter in Bangladesh politics shaped by her decades long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister and leader of the Awami League. Together, the two women dominated the country’s political life for …

Osman Hadi Death Sparks Mourning And Protests In Bangladesh

Osman Hadi Death Sparks Mourning And Protests In Bangladesh

December 20, 2025 6:49 am

Bangladesh marked a national day of mourning on Saturday as tens of thousands gathered in Dhaka for the funeral of Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in the country’s 2024 student-led uprising, whose killing sparked days of nationwide unrest.

Security was tightened across the capital as Hadi’s funeral prayer was held at the South Plaza of the national parliament complex, Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Police officers equipped with body cameras were deployed at major intersections and around sensitive sites, while the national flag was flown at half-staff on public and private buildings.

Hadi, 32, was later buried at the central mosque …

Reuters/Bangladesh Protests After Youth Leader Killing Ahead Of Vote

Bangladesh Protests After Youth Leader Killing Ahead Of Vote

December 19, 2025 3:11 am

Bangladesh deployed large numbers of police and paramilitary troops across Dhaka and other major cities on Friday following violent protests over the killing of a prominent youth activist, as fears of renewed unrest grew ahead of national elections scheduled for February.

Security forces were placed on alert after overnight demonstrations turned destructive in parts of the capital, although streets were largely calm by Friday morning. Residents said tension remained high, with concerns that protests could resume after Friday prayers.

The unrest followed the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a 32 year old youth leader and election candidate who was shot …

Bangladesh Student Party Election Struggle Intensifies

Bangladesh Student Party Election Struggle Intensifies

December 4, 2025 3:41 am

The Bangladesh student party election struggle intensified this month as the National Citizen Party tried to convert last year’s mass protest momentum into electoral gains ahead of the February vote. The group, led by several key figures from the uprising that removed longtime leader Sheikh Hasina, is finding it difficult to build national reach, raise funds, and keep early supporters engaged.

Despite drawing huge crowds when it launched earlier this year, the party now faces entrenched competitors with long standing political machines and broad networks. Opinion surveys suggest that support for the new movement has stalled, leaving it far behind …

REUTERS/Tulip Siddiq Corruption Case Brings Two Year Sentence

Tulip Siddiq Corruption Case Brings Two Year Sentence

December 1, 2025 1:32 am

A court in Dhaka sentenced British MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison on Monday in a corruption case involving the alleged illegal allocation of a government plot of land, according to local media reports. The ruling was delivered while Siddiq remained outside the country, and while several other high profile figures linked to the case were also absent.

The verdict forms part of a sweeping series of convictions against members of the family of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from power during an uprising in 2024. The court also handed Hasina a five year …

Bangladesh On Edge As Tribunal Convicts Ex-PM Hasina

Bangladesh On Edge As Tribunal Convicts Ex-PM Hasina

November 17, 2025 9:24 am

Bangladesh entered a tense and uncertain new chapter on Monday as a special tribunal convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity.

The verdict, delivered in her absence, immediately deepened the country’s political volatility and set the stage for potential unrest ahead of national elections next year.

Hasina, now 78, has lived in exile in India since a mass uprising last year ended her long rule. That tumultuous period saw deadly clashes between security forces and protesters, with the United Nations estimating as many as 1,400 deaths. Prosecutors argued that Hasina bore direct responsibility for the …

41 Killed, Millions Displaced As Floods Hit Bangladesh, India

41 Killed, Millions Displaced As Floods Hit Bangladesh, India

June 19, 2022 3:48 am

Officials revealed on that monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India killed at least 41 people and caused disastrous floods that trapped millions of others.

Floods are a constant threat to millions of people in Bangladesh’s low-lying areas, but researchers warn climate change is increasing the frequency, fury, and unpredictability of these natural disasters.

Over the last week, torrential rains have inundated large swaths of Bangladesh’s northeast, forcing military to evacuate families blocked off from neighbouring settlements.

Schools have been converted into relief shelters to house entire villages inundated by rivers that burst their banks in a couple of hours.

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Death Toll In Bangladesh Port Depot Fire Rises To 49

Death Toll In Bangladesh Port Depot Fire Rises To 49

June 6, 2022 4:23 am

No fewer than 49 people have been confirmed dead so far and hundreds injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials confirmed on Monday. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the toll is expected to rise further, with some of the more than 300 people injured in serious condition, officials said, while volunteers reported that there were more bodies inside the smouldering, wreckage-strewn facility.

It was earlier reported that the fire started late on Saturday at the depot in Sitakunda, which stores around 4,000 containers, many of them filled with …

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Port Depot Fire In Bangladesh Leaves 49 Killed, 300 Injured

June 5, 2022 2:37 pm

A recent bizzare incident has seen 49 people dead and hundreds injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh on Sunday.

The toll was expected to rise, with some of the more than 300 people injured in serious condition, officials have reported while volunteers reported that there were more bodies inside the smoldering, wreckage-strewn facility.

The fire started late on Saturday at the depot in Sitakunda, which stores around 4,000 containers, many of them filled with garments destined for Western retailers. The facility is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the major …

Bangladesh Container Depot Fire Leaves 16 Killed, 170 Injured

Bangladesh Container Depot Fire Leaves 16 Killed, 170 Injured

June 5, 2022 4:28 am

A massive fire that swept through a container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, on Sunday morning has killed no fewer than 16 people while leaving more than 170, according to officials.

According to the officials, the fire broke out at a container facility on Saturday night at Sitakunda, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the port city of Chittagong, triggering multiple explosions.

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‘Sixteen people have been killed in the fire. The number of fatalities is expected to rise as some of the injured are in critical condition,’ Chittagong’s chief doctor, Elias Chowdhury, told the reporters on Sunday.

Those …

Cyclone Toll Hits 88 As Bangladesh And India Mop Up

Cyclone Toll Hits 88 As Bangladesh And India Mop Up

May 21, 2020 3:17 pm

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 88 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Cyclone Amphan flattened houses, uprooted trees, blew off roofs and toppled electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundated coastal villages and wrecked shrimp farms vital to the local economy.

The United Nations office in Bangladesh estimates 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes.

But the death toll was far lower than the many thousands killed in previous cyclones — a result of improved weather forecasting and …

Super Cyclone' Amphan Batters Bangladesh, India

Super Cyclone’ Amphan Batters Bangladesh, India

May 21, 2020 3:19 am

The strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India on Wednesday, sending water surging inland and leaving a trail of destruction as the death toll rose to at least nine.

High winds and torrid rains pounded coastal villages and cities, bringing down power lines, uprooting trees and inundating homes.

“The situation is more worrying than the coronavirus pandemic. We don’t know how to handle it,” India’s West Bengal state leader Mamata Banerjee told reporters late Wednesday.

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“Almost everything is destroyed in the coastal villages of the state.”

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