Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG - Islamist militants have threatened to kill Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if their associates are not freed from prison within a month.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A special tribunal in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants against four senior leaders of the country's largest Islamic party on Monday ahead of a planned trial over alleged crimes against humanity during the nation's 1971 independence war.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Security forces arrested more than 200 activists Sunday, according to police and news reports, as Bangladesh's main opposition party led a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike to protest alleged government misrule.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Security forces arrested dozens of activists Sunday as Bangladesh's main opposition party led a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike to protest alleged government misrule.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A court in southwestern Bangladesh sentenced 56 border guards Monday to prison terms of up to seven years for their role in last year's mutiny over pay disputes and other grievances that sparked violence that killed 74 people.
