Search (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising and a vote billed as key to the nation’s...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially reshape Bangladesh’s political landscape after...

A crude bomb exploded at a polling centre in Bangladesh’s Gopalganj Sadar during voting on Thursday.

Polls have formally closed in Bangladesh, where the nation has voted in an election seen as pivotal for its future, as it seeks to chart a democratic course in the wake of the 2024 ouster of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina...

The Feb 12 vote will be Bangladesh’s first national polls since the student-led upheaval of 2024 ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule and forced the country into a transition overseen by an interim administration led by No...

Chief adviser warns against violence, intimidation and misinformation in televised address

For years under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s opposition had little presence on the streets during elections, either boycotting polls or being sidelined by mass arrests of senior leaders. Now, ahead...

More than 50 people were injured in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, and taken to hospitals after police used force during demonstrations outside the official residence of Chief Adviser Dr Yunus. Police used batons, and fired...

The armed forces are prepared to take action, if necessary, to ensure the safety of voters and protect ballot boxes during the election, with hundreds of thousands of personnel deployed nationwide, said Brig Gen Dewan Md...

Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu garment worker, was accused in December by several Muslim colleagues of making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. The accusations drew a violent mob to his workplace. He...

As Bangladesh heads towards a crucial election amid months of political chaos, protests and violence, former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has launched a blistering attack on the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus,...

Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

India on Tuesday decided to withdraw the families of Indian officials posted in Bangladesh, citing security concerns in the neighbouring country, news agency PTI reported.

As anti-India sentiments soar in Bangladesh, Indian medical students in the country fear for their safety and degrees.

Health officials on Monday said they recorded 33 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at least one person in the past 24 hours.

A Bangladeshi youth-driven party born out of the country's 2024 uprising is facing an open revolt from within after sealing an election alliance with an Islamist group, a move analysts say could jeopardise its future an...

Angry protesters stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers late Thursday after the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising in Bangladesh. The crowds set fire to the buildings of t...

Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February’s parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has felt humiliated by the interim government, led by...

Opinion polls show the student-led National Citizen Party, which aims to contest all 300 seats, in third place, with support of just 6 per cent, far behind the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of former Prime Minister...

A devastating fire in a crowded slum int the heart of Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday.