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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.

Bangladesh reported eight deaths Sunday from a dengue fever outbreak, bringing the tally for November to 86, the highest monthly toll this year, with an entomologist blaming climate change.

A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday (Nov 21) outside the crowded capital Dhaka, killing at least five people, health officials said.

Bangladesh has been hit by a wave of violence before a court verdict due against the toppled longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, with her party calling for a nationwide “lockdown” to protest the case.

Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted Thursday as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial o...

Gunmen on motorbikes attacked a Bangladesh political rally, killing one person and wounding two others, including a candidate, officials said on Thursday, after parties began campaigning for landmark elections.

“We recorded deaths of 10 dengue patients in 24 hours ending at 8am on Wednesday,” a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said, adding his office simultaneously recorded 1,069 fresh cases of den...

Four more deaths from dengue fever were reported in the 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease to 249 this year.

A massive fire that burnt down the import section of the Dhaka airport cargo village has delivered a severe blow to Bangladesh's garment supply chain, threatening to derail peak shipments crucial for the upcoming Christm...

Police fired tear gas and used stun grenades and batons to disperse protesters outside Bangladesh’s national parliament complex Friday, as tensions soared over the interim government’s new political charter.

At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll could rise.

A 150-foot section of the Water Development Board (WDB) embankment in Botbunia, Tildanga Union of Dacope upazila, Khulna, collapsed into the Dhaki River around midnight on Tuesday, inundating vast areas and leaving over...

At least two dengue patients died and 490 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

Police confirmed the deaths of three men without elaborating on their identities, while residents and witnesses said both feuding sides turned violent, setting ablaze each other’s businesses and households in Khagrachhar...

Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions this year.

Bangladesh is experiencing a surge in dengue cases and deaths, with health experts warning that August could bring an even more severe outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease if urgent action is not taken.

Thousands of exultant Bangladeshis gathered in the capital of Dhaka on Tuesday for rallies, concerts, and prayer sessions to mark the first anniversary of deadly protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

BNP will hold victory rallies in all upazilas and thanas on Tuesday and in all districts and metropolitan cities across the country on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the fall of fascism and the victory of st...