Bangladesh police detain former PM Hasina
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Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested at her home in the capital on Monday and sent to jail to face extortion charges, her party and court officials said.
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Security forces in Bangladesh detained seven ex-ministers and several other influential politicians from across the political spectrum on Sunday in swoops on their Dhaka homes, officials and media reports said.
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KARACHI: The husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was under house arrest Wednesday, with analysts suspecting the government&#39;s hand in his detention just weeks after being freed from jail.
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Bangladesh security forces on Friday arrested five university professors who were allegedly active in protests that erupted into clashes with police and prompted a curfew in six cities, officials said.
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A Bangladesh court started prosecution on Wednesday against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for alleged extortion.
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Bangladesh's security forces have arrested at least 14 political leaders including nine former ministers in pre-dawn raids, according to officials and reports.
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Six British politicians call for the authorities in Bangladesh to release the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
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The dissident leader of fuel price protests in Burma a week ago has been arrested, following a police operation.
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At least eight top politicians are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials and media reports say.
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by our Internet desk, 23 August 2004. Tension remains high in Bangladesh following Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on a political rally addressed by the leader of the opposition Awami League, former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed.
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Asif Zardari, husband of ex-Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto, is re-arrested as police and opposition supporters clash.
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The arrest of Bangladesh's most recent prime minister brought reactions of shock, praise and uncertainty from ordinary citizens on Tuesday, in a country struggling for political stability.
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A former Bangladeshi minister is arrested a day after three politicians were held in an anti-corruption drive.
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Bangladesh imposed a complete ban on political activity late Thursday as the outgoing prime minister's son was remanded in custody after his arrest in an intensified anti-graft crackdown.
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Bangladesh police investigate whether former PM Khaleda Zia should face murder charges over a 2004 attack.
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A top aide of Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia is arrested for trying to lead a street protest, police say.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held in custody after returning home to challenge the president, officials say.