DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.

Britain’s anti-corruption minister has resigned amid a controversy over links to her aunt Sheikh Hasina who is the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister.

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be h

The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.

Bangladesh let 178 former paramilitary troops walk free from jail Thursday, nearly 16 years after they were detained over a violent mutiny that massacred dozens of senior army officers. Rampaging troops from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) murdered 74 people during the two-day revolt that began in Dhaka and spread across the country in 2009,

On Tuesday, jail authorities released the former soldiers who had been granted bail. Subsequently, the necessary documents for bail were sent to both jails on Wednesday.

Hasina has been credited with turning around the economy and the country's massive garments industry during her 15 years in power, although critics have accused her of human rights violations

International Monetary Fund (IMF) had warned in September about a significant slowdown in the Bangladesh's economic activities.

Pakistan’s ISI chief Lt Gen Asim Malik is in Dhaka, signalling an advancement in Bangladesh-Pakistan ties. This rapprochement comes amid Sheikh Hasina’s ousting and raises concerns over intelligence-sharing networks aimed at destabilising India.

The policies in the region under the interim government have remained nearly identical to those under Sheikh Hasina.

One of the last publicly known meetings happened in 1989 between then ISI chief Hamid Gul and General Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court today set February 10 to deliver the judgment on an appeal filed by Daily Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman against his sentence in a case filed over a plot to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy,