Bangladesh

  Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday blamed infighting for deteriorating law and order, warning that the gains of the student-led revolution that toppled the government last August were at…

Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice, Dhaka said on Tuesday. The two countries have seen a…

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by five wickets, booking their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. This result also ended Pakistan’s chances of progressing, as the Green Shirts suffered…

Bangladesh on Sunday launched a major security operation after protesters were attacked by gangs allegedly connected to the ousted regime of ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. A government statement said the operation…

A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances, the chief prosecutor said on Monday.…

China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect…

A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides. Prosecutor B.M. Sultan Mahmud said the Dhaka-based International…

At least five people have died and over 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern Bangladesh. In Sherpur, one of…

Bangladesh’s interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighboring India, in a major diplomatic reshuffle, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday. Major political changes in the…

The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against their government. The decision, announced on Tuesday, by President…