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600,000 deployed for Bangladesh vote marred by violence
Authorities deploy about 600,000 police, army and other security forces ahead of Sunday's vote, following a deadly campaign of clashes and the arrests of opposition activists
Bangladesh election campaign ends in anger
At least 6 people from both opposing parties have been killed since the start of election campaign in November due to heated rallies among their respective supporters
Silent opposition counts on viral votes in Bangladesh election
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party says many of its candidates have been too scared to campaign in public and fear violent intimidation
Bangladesh opposition to challenge Hasina in election
The opposition says thousands of its activists have been detained in recent months, depriving it of a grassroots presence necessary to fight any polls
Clashes as Bangladesh court jails opposition leader Zia for 5 years
Khaleda Zia is found guilty of stealing $252,000 from a trust created for an orphanage, a charge she had dismissed as politically motivated
Arrests in Bangladesh anti-militant drive top 8,000
Bangladesh police say they have arrested more than 8 000 people in a nationwide crackdown launched after a wave of murders targeting minorities and secular activists
10 killed in Bangladesh local election violence
The latest killings bring the overall death toll to at least 90 since March
Bangladesh Islamist leader set to hang for war crimes
UPDATED The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of Motiur Rahman Nizami for murder and rape
Bangladesh tightens security after hanging of Islamist
Police says extra officers were deployed in the capital and other major cities hours after Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was executed
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for 1971 war massacre
2nd UPDATE Mohammad Kamaruzzaman has been executed Saturday night says a government minister
Bangladesh Islamist loses final appeal against hanging
Mohammad Kamaruzzaman s only chance of now avoiding the gallows will be if he is granted clemency by the country s president
No end in sight to 'slow-burn' Bangladesh turmoil
Observers fear the latest bloodshed which has killed more than 80 people this year could become part of everyday life in this country of 160 million
Bangladesh court upholds top Islamist's death sentence
The Supreme Court s rejection of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman s appeal means that he will now be hanged within months provided the case is not reviewed again or he is granted clemency
Bangladesh's Zia loses court battle on corruption charges
Bangladesh s highest court rejects appeals by opposition leader Khaleda Zia clearing the way for her to stand trial on embezzlement charges that could see her jailed for life
Deadlocked Bangladesh swears in contested parliament
Analysts say the new parliament could be short lived as Hasina faces a worsening political crisis and a mounting calls for new polls from the opposition
Bangladesh PM defiant after violent election victory
UPDATED Hasina accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party of making a mistake by shunning the vote and made clear she was not in the mood to offer any olive branches to BNP leader Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh stares into abyss after bloody vote 'farce'
UPDATED The deaths of at least 18 people in election day violence underlined the polarization in a country that only won its independence in 1971
Polling stations firebombed in deadly Bangladesh vote
Police said at least 13 people had been killed and more than 200 polling stations were set on fire or trashed by mobs in a bid by the opposition to wreck the one sided contest
Fear stalks Bangladesh as vote 'farce' begins
UPDATED A huge security operation involving 50 000 troops has been mounted to ensure the eight hours of voting passes off smoothly
Clashes erupt in Bangladesh as opposition march gets underway
Clashes between police and demonstrators erupt as a march is underway to thwart next month s general election
Bangladesh polls could be delayed amid new violence
The announcement came on the second day of a 48 hour general strike organized by the main opposition
4 dead on final day of Bangladesh strike
After a series of mass rallies at the weekend the BNP and its Islamist allies launched a three day general strike ending Tuesday
