DHAKA - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister on Feb 17, marking an important political shift in the South Asian nation following a period of turmoil. Mr Rahman, 60, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated president Ziaur Rahman, t»»»

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The man tipped to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh has ended months of speculation by saying he will return from two decades overseas to fight landmark elections. "The time has come, God willing, I will return soon," Tarique Rahman, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's acting chairman, told B»»»

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that a deep conspiracy is currently underway in the country, which he fears, could be linked to an international plot. “I just want to tell the government — I have a strong feeling that a deep conspiracy is going on i»»»

Groups representing minorities in Bangladesh have criticised British Labour MP Rupa Huq for not meeting Hindu and other minority communities during her recent trip to Dhaka. They expressed concern that her visit missed addressing the violence and persecution of these groups. Huq, who attended as pa»»»