Bangladeshi P.M. hopeful Tarique Rahman returns from 17-year exile

Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Thursday, ending a 17-year exile in Britain, and is favored to ...

Bangladesh mourns slain activist as tensions rise ahead of elections

Hundreds of thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading Bangladeshi activist, Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds.

Bangladesh rocked by unrest over death of student leader

Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.