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Bangladesh's exiled acting opposition leader gets jail term in absentia for graft
Reuters via AOL· 11 months agoA Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled acting chairman of the main opposition...
Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a general election Sunday, a vote she is all but...
Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into one-party state, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMuhammad Yunus, who faces a new indictment for alleged embezzlement, has been named in over 100...
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in election marred by boycott
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVoters handed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a fourth consecutive five-year term in an...
World leaders arrive in Kuwait to pay respects after emir's death
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoForeign dignitaries arrived in the Gulf state of Kuwait to offer condolences for the death of emir...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally kicked off her ruling Awami League party’s campaign...
Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for fourth straight term
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday for a straight fourth term...
Come back from exile but avoid the theatre, Spain’s top playwright tells former king
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe disgraced former king of Spain has been told to stay away from a new play about his life, with...
Emir of Kuwait, defence minister during the Iraqi invasion who survived disgrace to become ruler –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSheikh Nawaf al-Amad al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, who has died aged 86, was minister of defence at...
Bangladesh's main opposition to boycott vote if Hasina stays put
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's main opposition party will boycott the next general election if Prime...