United States Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on combatting extremism on Monday (Aug 29) as the police killed members of an Islamist group blamed for a deadly cafe siege.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video conferencing.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has painted a rosy picture of Bangladesh's economy. "Bangladesh is now on the highway of development. Bangladesh is now a role model of development," Hasina said in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday night.
Two people, including an opposition member, were placed on a 10-day remand Tuesday in connection with the Japanese national Hosie Kunio killing in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh opposition has pointed finger at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party men for carrying out petrol bomb attacks.
Tensions were running high across the Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday as ruling party's women activists clashed with opposition protesters.
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