Despite not seeing a fair election in two decades, an older system of democracy still exists in rural Bangladesh, where long-standing relationships, memories of favours, and unwritten social contracts ...

Bangladesh will observe three days of state mourning for Pope Francis, from Thursday to Saturday. The Cabinet Division said in a notification issued on Wednesday night that the government had decided ...

Strong storms washed Golenur Begum's house away. Now the women from her village are climate-proofing their communities by ...

DHAKA: Thousands of activists of Bangladeshi religious parties rallied in Dhaka on Saturday, one of their biggest public shows of strength in years. Religious groups have gained strength after the ...

Thousands of activists of Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam denounce proposed recommendations for equal rights for Muslim women, at a protest rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, May 3, 2025.

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to denounce proposed recommendations for ensuring equal rights, including ones ...

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday granted bail to former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case, reported The Daily Star. Das was arrested from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ...

Starlink Services Bangladesh Limited has been granted the go-ahead to begin operations in the country, with two licences issued by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The ...

The Category 4 cyclone roared ashore near Chittagong, now known officially as Chattogram, the second most populous city in Bangladesh with winds estimated at 155 mph. A storm surge of 20 feet ...

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said he looked forward to “deepening” engagement in various sectors with Bangladesh and said both Islamabad and Dhaka are keenly working ...