Former PM Sheikh Hasina was tried in absentia for her government’s deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year.
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India blames Pakistan for the April attack that killed 26 people and brought the neighbours to the brink of war.
What happens when the vigilantes ‘mistakenly’ shoot a Hindu teenager dead after a 40km chase, thinking he was a Muslim?
The 73-year-old Hindu nationalist leader has been sworn in for a rare third term and will lead a coalition government.
World leaders send congratulations as Narendra Modi prepares for third term as prime minister.
A party or coalition needs 272 seats to cross the majority mark in the 543-member lower house of parliament.
Modi’s BJP-led alliance is projected to win a majority in the general election, according to the exit polls.
Phase 7 of the six-weeks-long election begins, with Modi’s Varanasi seat among the 57 constituencies voting.
Key northern states, including the national capital of Delhi, go to ballot as the election enters its last two phases.
Main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in fray from family stronghold as the election enters its last three stages.
