Topic: Dhaka

A year on, Bangladesh mutiny a 'good lesson'

For some in Bangladesh, a mutiny a year ago that left 74 dead strengthened the democratic government, while others allege that the use of torture to extract confessions is undermining the justice process. In the headquarters of Bangladesh's border guard force, where the uprising began, the walls of Major ...
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Bangladesh's stock frenzy raises fear of new crash

In a run-down office in downtown Dhaka, excited investor Mizanur Rahman has just spent his life savings of 3,000 dollars on shares despite knowing nothing about market fundamentals. Everyone in this unofficial trading room, one of hundreds across the country, is glued to a screen showing share price movements ...
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Bangladesh signs power plant deal with India

Energy-hungry Bangladesh has signed a 1.7-billion-dollar deal with India to build two coal-fired power plants in the country's south to ease a huge electricity shortage, an official said Saturday. The plants, which will have a total daily generating capacity of 1,320 megawatts, will help alleviate the severe ...
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Bangladesh hangs 5 who killed founder in 1975 coup

<div id="subtitle">Bangladesh executes 5 leaders of 1975 military coup that killed independence leader, family</div><div><p>Bangladesh executed five former military officers Thursday for their role in the 1975 massacre of the country's independence leader and several of ...
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