A former Bangladesh Navy Officer and nephew of BNP chief Khaleda Zia was today arrested and remanded to a four-day police custody by a court in connection with the 2004 grenade attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Singapore will recruit 45,000 Bangladeshi domestic workers in a boost for the impoverished country's labour export sector after jobs dried up in the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, an official said today.
Two mild earthquakes of 5.7 and 4.8 on Richter scale jolted north-west Bangladesh, sparking nation-wide panic today on Eid-ul-Fitr.
Scientists at the Dhaka University Earth Observatory have recorded 10 tremors in the last one week and warned that more earthquakes can hit the country anytime.
More than 100 people, including 17 policemen, were injured today in a clash between police and garment factory workers in Bangladesh, Xinhua reported.
Appreciating Bangladesh's efforts in security cooperation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said insurgency had the potential to affect bilateral relations between the two countries.
Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia has termed as "suicidal" the $1 billion deal the government signed with India's Exim Bank last Saturday.
Seeking enhanced bilateral security cooperation, India has cautioned that insurgents had the "potential" to derail its friendly ties with Bangladesh, even as it commended Dhaka's efforts to root out terrorism from this country.
Police in Bangladesh today booked nearly 4,000 garment sector workers protesting against a new wage structure announced last week, signalling tough measures to curb industrial violence that has caused large-scale destruction and halted production.
Bangladesh signed a $1 billion credit deal with India today, six months after it was offered during a visit by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the neighbours vowed to improve ties and boost economic cooperation.
Bangladesh's premier Dhaka University has kick-started the process to revoke an expulsion order issued 62 years ago against the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In what is being seen as a landmark deal between once bickering neighbours, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt of electricity from late 2012.
Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, who played an important role in the Khaleda Zia regime, died past midnight Wednesay after fighting lung cancer.
At least 100 people were injured when garment workers attacked factories and vehicles in Bangladesh on Saturday in a second day of protests to demand higher wages, police and witnesses said.
Energy starved Bangladesh has inked a landmark 35yr power transmission deal with India for the import of 250 megawatt electricity.