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Political Limbo

In this file photo, smoke rises from the burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire near the Disaster Management Directorate office, during the...

Bangladesh: Uprising, unrest, elections

DHAKA—Bangladesh on Tuesday marked one year since students launched protests that culminated weeks later in the overthrow of the government. July 1, 2024 University students launch...

Bangladesh to open trial of fugitive ex-PM Hasina

DHAKA – Bangladesh was scheduled to open the trial Sunday of fugitive former prime minister on charges of crimes against humanity related to the...

Bangladesh top court acquits Islamist leader

DHAKA – Bangladesh’s top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of the country’s main Islamist party, who had been on...

Marcos eyes deeper diplomatic ties with five nations

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his intent to strengthen the existing Philippine diplomatic relations with Bangladesh, Palau, Armenia, Cuba, and Mongolia. This developed as Mr....

Bangladesh begins 3 days of mass rallies

DHAKA – Three days of political rallies began in Bangladesh on Thursday with rival groups set to stage mass demonstrations in Dhaka, drumming up...

US garment buyers halt orders from Bangladesh

DHAKA—US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world’s second-biggest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs, leaders of the South Asian nation’s critical...

UN says former Bangladesh gov’t likely behind ‘crimes vs. humanity’

GENEVA – Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it strived to hold onto power last year, the UN...

Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in ex-regime loyalist crackdown

DHAKA – Bangladeshi police said Monday more than 1,300 people have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown dubbed “Operation Devil Hunt,” targeting gangs allegedly...

Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for exiled Hasina

DHAKA—A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances,...

In Bangladesh, resilient brick houses provide shelter from the storms

Prova Mridha still remembers Cyclone Sidr, which swept through Bangladesh in 2007 causing widespread devastation. The mother of one left behind her livestock and...

Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Few in the Jahan family's remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through...

Bangladeshi ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges

DHAKA — Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of “enabling massacres”, with prosecutors...

India’s Adani slashes electricity to Bangladesh

Dhaka—Indian conglomerate Adani slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850 million in unpaid bills, power officials said Sunday, with...
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