Bangladesh’s most powerful political parties signed the charter on Friday aimed at ensuring democratic reform after next year’s elections, but celebrations by the government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus were muted after one party refused to sign and by the clashes on the capital’s streets.

Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government.

A prosecutor in Bangladesh is seeking the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her

The development comes following a request from Russia for assurance that no taxes would be imposed on ASE or its nominated agent when repatriating the funds to Russia

The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a adjacent chemical warehouse.

A fire at a garment factory and a warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital has left at least nine people dead and several others injured

Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government.

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's ambitious "July Charter" for state reform, drafted after last year's deadly student-led uprising, was backed by the majority of political parties on Friday, but a signing ceremony was marred by street violence and boycotted by a key group.