B'desh ex-PM's son sentenced to life in 2004 grenade attack on Hasina

Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia, was sentenced to life and 19 others were given death sentence by a court here on Wednesday over the 2004 grenade attack......

Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in recent months that have evoked outrage in the country......

B'desh: 4 Pakistanis held with bombs, 12.9 mn fake money

The Bangladesh police said they have arrested four Pakistanis and 12 others and seized eight crude bombs and 12.9 million in fake Indian currency while the group was allegedly planning subversive......

'Khaleda knew of 2004 attack plot targeting Hasina'

A former chief of Bangladesh's premier military intelligence agency on Monday claimed that ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia knew beforehand the 2004 grenade attack plot mainly targeting the then......