Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral Published 31 Dec, 2025 02:21pm Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday aged 80
Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown Updated 17 Nov, 2025 10:21pm After months-long trial, tribunal delivers ruling in absentia, under heavy security
Bangladesh saw surge of mob killings in 2024: rights groups Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:13pm DHAKA: Mob killings in Bangladesh surged after the August revolution last year that toppled the iron-fisted rule of...
Pressure mounts to oust Bangladesh president Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:15pm DHAKA: Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin faced growing pressure Monday to quit from leaders of the...
Bangladesh outlaws student wing of ousted premier’s party Published 23 Oct, 2024 10:05pm DHAKA: Bangladesh banned the student wing of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina’s party on Thursday, citing its...
Bangladeshi students on guard as exiled PM urges show of strength Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:48pm DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladeshi students wielding bamboo rods patrolled the site of a planned gathering Thursday of...
Bangladesh court opens murder case against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:22pm DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures...
Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh for elections, her son says Published 09 Aug, 2024 11:59am NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker...
How Bangladesh student protests brought in a new leader Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:54am DHAKA: A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime...
Bangladesh awaits installation of interim government after weeks of strife Updated 08 Aug, 2024 12:32pm DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad...
Bangladesh protests to resume after ultimatum ignored Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:37pm DHAKA: Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government...
Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:34pm DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew last week and used the army to quell...
Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally Updated 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm DHAKA: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday,...
Bangladesh PM vows punishment as students mourn dead classmates Published 18 Jul, 2024 09:07am DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister vowed Wednesday to punish those responsible for killing six people in ongoing...
Missing Bangladeshi lawmaker found murdered in India, minister says Published 22 May, 2024 06:47pm DHAKA: A member of Bangladesh’s ruling party was found murdered in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday morning,...
Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:12pm DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide...
Police assault BD journalists covering SCBA elections: CPJ Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am NEW YORK: Bangladeshi authorities must conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the police attacks on at...