A reset of the frayed relationship is possible, say analysts. But it will require restraint - and reciprocity.

An Islamist party has become Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time in the country's history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns among critics about the party's policies on women.

By Krishna N. Das DHAKA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about China's expanding presence in South Asia and is planning to offer Bangladesh’s next government U.S. and allied defence systems as alternatives to Chinese hardware,

Tarique Rahman - the 60-year-old scion of a political dynasty that has dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades - has emerged with a thumping majority.

Tarique Rahman of the BNP is sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh. His cabinet appointments are also revealed.

The heir to one of Bangladesh's most influential political families, Tarique Rahman, was sworn in as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday. Among the 50 ministers inducted into his cabinet is Nitai Roy Chowdhury, the sole Hindu minister, who took oath.

Accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, he was dragged from his workplace, beaten, hauled more than a kilometre through crowded streets, tied to a tree on a busy highway and set alight before hundreds of onlookers.

The family of Dipu Das, a garment worker killed in Mymensingh, received Tk 2.5 million in government compensation.