Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) A Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area, local media reported.This incident on Sunday night came just days after the BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, formed the government following its decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary elections.The 55-year-old injured Shafiqur Rahman, who serves as the joint general secretary of Kalabagan Ward-16 BNP, was shot outside the shoe market opposite Bashundh…
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Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) A bomb explosion and a clash claimed three lives in Bangladesh on Friday and Saturday following the country’s national parliament election on Thursday, said the police. At least two people were killed and three others injured in an explosion that occurred early Saturday morning in Bangladesh’s Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of the capital Dhaka.Md Nure Alam, a local police official, told journalists that the blast happened around 5 am local time while crude …
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and senior Awami League leader Ramesh Chandra Sen died on Saturday after reportedly falling ill while in police custody at Dinajpur District Jail, according to local media reports citing official sources.The incident has added to the growing number of reported custodial deaths involving Awami League leaders and supporters in Bangladesh prisons, intensifying allegations of political repression and targeted actions under the interim administration led…