Bangladesh
BANGLADESH: AL issues protest threat
The opposition Awami League (AL) today threatened to 'paralyse' the country unless a caretaker...
BangladeshINDIA: Bangladesh border secured after Assam attacks
Security was tightened on the border with Bangladesh today after bombings at the weekend killed...
IndiaBANGLADESH: Parties at odds as Ahmed is sworn in
President Iajuddin Ahmed was sworn in as leader of a caretaker administration yesterday, pending...
BangladeshBANGLADESH: Party faces defections as poll nears
Over a dozen ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) legislators today defected as cross-party...
BangladeshBANGLADESH: Microcredit pioneer set for political role
The award has caused euphoria in his Yunus's home country, Bangladesh, and has raised his profile...
BangladeshBANGLADESH: Government moves to ease energy crisis
The government today announced that power supplies to shopping malls and billboards will be cut...
BangladeshBANGLADESH: Tension high as election nears
The opposition today blockaded the capital, as tension intensifies ahead of parliamentary...
BangladeshASIA: ADB raises growth forecasts, but sees slowdown
Developing Asia and the Pacific will grow by 7.7% this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
