Bangladesh was on the boil on Thursday as at least 23 people, including three policemen, were killed and scores injured in violence after a death sentence was handed down to a top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami for "crimes against humanity" during the 1971 liberation war. The violence followed the verdict of the special Bangladeshi tribunal that handed down death penalty to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, vice-president of the party, amid...
08:17 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Thousands of people demonstrated in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to demand a death sentence for an Islamic party leader accused of committing atrocities during the country's 1971 Liberation war. More than 5,000 people rallied on Wednesday after a special tribunal said it would deliver its verdict against Delwar Hossain Sayedee on Thursday. ...
10:59 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Bangladesh's choice hilsa fish from the Padma river will be on the platter during President Pranab Mukherjee's Bangladesh visit, his first trip overseas after taking over the country's top office last July. Besides hilsa, the Indian president will also be treated to other special culinary delights when he visits Bangladesh from March 3-5, said a diplomatic official. ...
04:03 PM, Feb 27, 2013
The injury concerns to Sri Lanka give Bangladesh a better shot at winning a Test match, says their captain. ...
01:50 PM, Feb 26, 2013
The two Test-series, which starts on March 8 at Galle, will be followed by three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 International. ...
07:55 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The Jamaat activists have been demanding punishment for bloggers who they accuse of maligning Islam. ...
08:32 AM, Feb 25, 2013
India beat Fiji, Oman, China, Ireland and Bangladesh to finish on top at the end of the round-robin World League Round 2. ...
07:38 PM, Feb 24, 2013
At least five people, including a woman, were killed and over 50 others injured on Sunday as police opened fire during clashes with Islamists who enforced a nationwide shutdown demanding execution of "atheist bloggers" for alleged blasphemy. Five people were killed when strike supporters clashed with the police and local people in Manikganj's Singair upazila during the nationwide strike called by 12 Islamist parties, police and witnesses said. ...
07:00 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Bangladesh will play two Tests, three ODIs and one T20 during their month-long tour of Sri Lanka, with the first Test starting at Galle on March 8. ...
03:06 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Bangladesh will play two Tests, three ODIs and a Twenty20 International in Sri Lanka from March 8-31. ...
11:05 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Two people were killed on Saturday in continuing violence in Bangladesh as supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party clashed with police while thousands of anti-Islamist protestors vowed to carry on their street campaign demanding death penalty for radical leaders being tried for alleged war crimes. ...
11:07 PM, Feb 23, 2013
The goals helped Bangladesh record their third win from four games and, with a game against India to come. ...
07:35 PM, Feb 23, 2013
At least four people were killed and over 200 injured in Bangladesh on Friday as hundreds of Islamists clashed with police in Dhaka and other major cities demanding execution of "atheist bloggers" they accused of blasphemy. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse Islamists backed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party whose leaders are facing trial in special tribunals for "crimes against humanity" during the 1971 liberation war against...
10:50 PM, Feb 22, 2013
The number of protesters continues to swell at the Shahbagh Square in Dhaka, demanding severe punishment for Islamist politician Abdul Quader Mollah and others accused of war-crimes during the formation of Bangladesh in 1971. ...
06:46 PM, Feb 21, 2013
The Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature is organising a SAARC festival of literature in this Taj city March 10-11. ...
05:22 PM, Feb 21, 2013
This week on World View: Protests in Bangladesh over war crimes tribunal, a special report from Dhaka and the documentary No Fire Zone has set off a new round of protests over alleged human rights violation by Sri Lanka forces during 2009. Is it propaganda or proof of brutality: Should India act on Sri Lanka photos? ...
03:22 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Former Sri Lanka captain has been ruled out of the forthcoming home series against Bangladesh because of a finger injury. ...
11:38 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Bangladesh remained tense as three people died in clashes during a bandh called by the country's right wing extremist party Jamaat-e-Islami to halt an ongoing trial of their top leaders for 1971 war crimes. The bandh was called in protest against the ongoing trial of the party's extremist leader, Abdul Quader Mollah, who was awarded life sentence. However, the government gave a nod to push for tougher sentences, which are...
09:28 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Ryan ten Doeschate stepped up and played a blazing innings to steer him team to the three-wicket victory. ...
09:31 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis have been thronging Shahbagh, a Dhaka landmark, demanding death sentence for 1971 War criminal Abdul Quader Mollah of the Jamaat-e-Islami. Following the murder of blogger Rajib who spearheaded the agitation, the gathering has grown manifold and the sentiments have been further galvanised. CNN-IBN's senior editor Suhasini Haidar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the massive agitations in Dhaka over the 1971 War Crimes trials....
06:32 PM, Feb 18, 2013
