Bangladesh's new caretaker government has wrapped up its first key diplomatic meeting with a call to "reset, reform and restart" after a student-led uprising ousted…
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal is to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring India, its chief prosecutor has said, accusing her of…
Bangladesh's elections chief quit September 5 after denying political interference in January polls that re-elected autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, who has since fled the country…
Bangladeshi security forces have launched an operation to recover thousands of guns, including those seized during deadly unrest that led to the ouster of autocratic…
More than 80 factories in Bangladesh closed on September 4, including in the key garment sector, over security fears as protests hit industrial areas near…
The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on September 3 with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern…
Bangladesh’s interim government wants to restart the dialogue on the Teesta water sharing treaty with India, adviser on water resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said,…
When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked…
Food aid to Rohingya refugees – which dipped to $8 monthly per person in 2023 – has been gradually restored and reached $12.50 in August,…
The US had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White…
Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on August 12, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on August 8 to lead Bangladesh’s interim government following a three-day power vacuum that resulted from Sheikh Hasina…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus hailed Bangladesh's "second independence" as he returned on August 8 to lead his country back to democracy after a…
Hundreds of Hindus in Bangladesh were gathered along the Indian border hoping to cross, security officials said on August 8, days after a student-led uprising…
Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced…
Bangladesh student protesters said on August 6 they would push for Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government, a day after the prime…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule ended on August 5 as she fled more than a month of deadly protests and the military announced…
At least 27 people were killed and scores injured in clashes in Bangladesh on August 4, as police fired tear gas and lobbed stun grenades…
Bangladesh police freed six student leaders on August 1 whose campaign against civil service job quotas sparked deadly nationwide unrest, as the government looked to…
Bangladeshi students held scattered street protests on July 29 after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologize for…
Bangladesh reported 272 new dengue cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours as of July 28, taking the tally to 5,768 and…
Bangladesh said three student leaders had been taken into custody for their own safety after the government blamed their protests against civil service job quotas…
A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released…
The Bangladesh government said on July 23 it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition, meeting a…
The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on July 23, after protests over employment…
