25 Oct 2009 1731MST Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus’s decision to enter politics will bring a breath of fresh air to the country’s polarized politics, but he will need to break deep political loyalties in order to win elections.
24 Oct 2009 188MST Bangladesh is starting to destroy its stock of landmines, as agreed under the Ottawa Treaty.
24 Oct 2009 1541MST Tornadoes swept through northern Bangladesh last night killing at least 48 people and injuring hundreds more.
24 Oct 2009 1539MST On the final day of a two-day general strike Bangladeshi troops stood guard at sensitive state-owned installations, including the country’s only oil refinery.
24 Oct 2009 1534MST The Khalida Zia government may be emboldened to crack down harder on the opposition, as one of its key constituencies, the bazaar traders, increases pressure on the issue of law and order.