The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiraled into deadly violence suspended protests on July 22 for 48 hours, with its leader saying they…
The German foreign ministry on July 21 urged citizens not to travel to Bangladesh amid a wave of deadly civil unrest in the country. "Traveling…
Bangladesh appeared calm on July 22 amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after the Supreme Court scrapped some quotas for…
Bangladesh's top court on July 21 pared back contentious civil service hiring rules but failed to mollify university student leaders, whose demonstrations against the scheme…
The US State Department warned Americans on July 20 not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would begin removing some diplomats and their families…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister vowed on July 17 to punish those responsible for killing six people in ongoing student protests over civil service hiring rules, hours…
Bangladesh ordered schools and universities around the country to close indefinitely on July 16 after six students were killed in protests that prompted the mobilization…
More than 400 Bangladeshis were injured in ongoing protests over quotas for coveted government jobs, police and protesters said on July 16, after clashes between…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is "taking measures" after a slew of corruption scandals -- including one involving her former household servant who…
Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge waters exacerbated by climate…
Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a…
Thousands of Bangladeshi university students threw roadblocks across key highways on July 7, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving…
Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a…
Torrential rains in Bangladesh have triggered landslides burying alive at least nine people and forcing thousands to flee to higher ground, police and government officials…
At least three Rohingya refugees were killed and seven others were injured after a clash between rival militant groups vying for control over relief camps…
Bangladesh’s government, in trying to boost revenue, is proposing to offer an amnesty with a big tax incentive to people who haven’t declared their assets,…
In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children’s clothes for Western brands, the cooling system has been no match for Bangladesh’s longest…
A mild heatwave was sweeping parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka and it may continue, the country's weather agency said on June 2. According…
