Awami League has announced a series of political programs, including a general strike and a nationwide blockade.

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill her and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana after she was ousted from power in the country.

Bangladesh Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill her and her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, the moment she was ousted from power. While posting an ...

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that plans to kill her and her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, were made as soon as she was ousted from office last year. "Rehana and I ...

India has shown no sign of complying with Bangladesh’s formal request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from New Delhi. Hasina fled to India during the massive student-led ...

Bangladesh’s interim government has asked India to return exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face legal proceedings, a request likely to heighten tensions between Dhaka and New Delhi.

A voice note of ousted Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina describing how she and her sister escaped death when she fled the country last August has been shared online by her Awami League party.

It supposedly shows Sheikh Hasina receiving a tilak -- a mark on the forehead considered a blessing that is also used to indicate members of the Hindu faith -- from a priest. "Sister is Muslim in ...

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