The Bangladesh election is the first poll since Sheikh Hasina was ousted in protests and pits Jamaat-e-Islami against the BNP.

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi fisherman, living at sea for a day after his boat made an abrupt manoeuvre, was rescued by the Indian Coast Guard near the India–Bangladesh Maritime Boundary Line. The ...

According to Customs department, the accused passenger arrived from Dubai on January 17, 2026, and was scheduled to travel onward to Dhaka on January 18, 2026 The total weight of the seized gold was 1 ...

A former prime minister, Zia fought hard against Gen Ershad’s military rule. But her shutdowns and street protests weakened parliamentary democracy. Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia ...

In the dim glow of his smartphone screen, the job advertisement seems perfect. Good salary. Reputable company. The application process is deceptively simple. A young man in rural Bangladesh reads it ...

United Nations human rights experts have highlighted “widespread and systematic” exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia. Over 800,000 Bangladeshis have ...

A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity on Monday, for her role in a crackdown on last year's student-led uprising which ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed ...

A special court in Bangladesh sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death on Monday for her role in the killing of at least 1,400 protesters who participated in nationwide ...

A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year's mass uprising that killed hundreds of people and ...

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