This was BNP's first rally after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Former PM Khaleda Zia, convicted in 2018 on corruption charges, was released from house arrest Tuesday.
Khaleda Zia joined hands with Hasina to end military rule in 1990. But since then, their rivalry has defined Bangladesh politics, with the two alternating in power for 31 of past 33 years.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has been sentenced in absentia to jail terms ranging from 3 years to lifetime. He has his supporters, but many journalists remember his ‘excesses’.
BNP is likely to fight parliamentary election in Bangladesh without the kin of Ziaur Rahman leading the campaign.
The conviction of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of...
Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
Very stateswomanlike, considering what she has been subjected to.