Bangladesh’s central bank governor resigned yesterday over the theft of $81m (€73m) from the bank’s US account, as details emerged in the Philippines that $30m of the money was delivered in cash to a casino junket operator in Manila.

Bangladesh’s ruling party has won one of the most violent elections in the country’s history, marred by street fighting, low turnout and a boycott by the opposition which made the result a foregone conclusion.

Police in Bangladesh are investigating possible murder charges against the owner of a shoddily built factory that collapsed nearly two weeks ago.

Foreign-based Islamic extremists are believed to be responsible for two bombings that tore through a restaurant and a park in Hyderabad, southern India, killing at least 42 people, an Indian official said today.

Police have seized about 200 small bombs, some explosives and dozens of detonators during a raid on a house in Bangladesh’s capital, officials said today.