The Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia has been stuck in her office for 40 days and slapped with a series of charges over the deadly violence outside, but she says she and her arch enemy Sheikh Hasina can still reach a deal to end the turmoil.
In an exclusive interview with AFP, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Zia accused Prime Minister Hasina of killing democracy and the ruling Awami League of being behind the violence that has killed scores since the turn of the year.
But she also stressed her desire to reach a consensus to pull the country back from the brink, even if it meant talking to her nemesis.
Zia, who has twice served as prime minister, has not set foot outside her offices in downtown Dhaka ever since the security forces barricaded her compound on Jan...
Bangladesh-Nepal Expo 2015 kicked off on Wednesday with the aim of providing a platform for the business communities of the two countries to foster business linkages. Minister for Commerce and Supply Sunil Bahadur Thapa inaugurating the expo said that it would strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
This expo is an opportunities to enhance trade between the countries as they share many common cultures. Th...
Australia must focus on transitioning out of the mining economy or face falling out of the G20, PwC Australia Economics Partner, Jeremy Thorpe said while releasing the ‘World in 2050’ report.
The report, which analyses how the world could look in 2050 by presenting economic growth projections for 32 of the largest economies in the world, shows Australia will slip from 19
th place in 2014 to 29
th in 2050.
Other findings include:
China will clearly...
Washington calls on every political actor in Bangladesh to play a role to stop violence and move into democratic space to resolve differences.
US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat conveyed her country’s position on the current crisis to foreign minister A H Mahmood Ali at the foreign office on Tuesday.
“We reiterate our call from Washington that everyone plays a role to stop violence and to move into the democratic space that Bangladesh is blessed to have,” Bernicat told newsmen after the m...
The International Crisis Group (ICG) today said that with daily violence at the pre-election level in Bangladesh, the political crisis is fast approaching the point of no return and could gravely destabilise the country unless the sides move urgently to reduce tensions.
A protracted and violent political crisis would leave Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia the ultimate losers, particularly if a major breakdown of law and order were to encourage the military to intervene, observed ICG, a conflict-prevention non-profit NGO...
At least nine children were killed in political violence during the ongoing blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on January 5.
Eight out of the nine children were killed in deadly firebomb attacks on a buses and trucks.
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A kid along with his parents joins a protest in front of National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday against burning kids, calling for an end to politics of violence and resolving crisis through discussi...
