Dhaka, Sept 11 : Khaleda Zia, the former Bangladesh Prime Minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was today released on bail after a year's detention in prison. Zia was released as a part of an apparent deal between her and the
Britain will give Bangladesh at least G50 million (US$88.4 million) to adapt to climate change in the first big attempt by a rich nation to stave off environmental catastrophe in one of the worlds poorest countries. Other European countries such as
Dhaka, Sept 8 (bdnews24.com) ? The Awami League has said it will not accept any unilateral move by the government and the Election Commission to impose new electoral laws, a party leader said Monday. 'We are not bound to oblige if the government and
Britain and Bangladesh will jointly hold a high-level conference on climate change on Wednesday in London to launch a possible Bangladesh-specific climate change action plan and trust fund in line with the Bali Declaration.Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul
Dhaka, Sept 7 (bdnews24.com) ? Awami League's allies have censured the party's attendance of an iftar gathering at the Saudi envoy's residence alongside Jamaat-e-Islami, accusing AL of 'breaching an understanding'. Workers Party of Bangladesh president
DHAKA: Bangladesh is bracing for possible major flooding in the next two days with heavy rain forecast for neighbouring India set to swell its rivers to dangerous levels, an official said yesterday. More than 70,000 people were marooned by flooding five
DHAKA: Lawyers for detained former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia said yesterday they would soon lobby authorities to free her now that her influential son had been released from custody. Tareque Rahman, often referred to as the most powerful man in
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