Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia Zia, 78, is in poor health and confined to hospital after she was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018 Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:36pm
World Bangladesh protesters call for march to Dhaka in defiance of curfew DHAKA: Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of a... Published 05 Aug, 2024 12:05pm
World At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm
World Student leader release fails to quell Bangladesh protests DHAKA: Demonstrations in Bangladesh after Friday prayers demanded justice for victims of nationwide unrest and... Published 02 Aug, 2024 04:56pm
World Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew last week and used the army to quell... Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:34pm
World Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of... Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
World Bangladesh garment factories reopen after unrest DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:01pm
World Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally DHAKA: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday,... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm
World Flight carrying Malaysians evacuated from Bangladesh to arrive on Tuesday KUALA LUMPUR: A charted flight carrying Malaysian nationals evacuated from deadly violence in Bangladesh is expected... Published 23 Jul, 2024 11:01am
World Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll DHAKA: The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 11:33pm
World Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of court hearing on controversial job quotas DHAKA: Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114... Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:56am
World Bangladesh soldiers out in force as PM Hasina cancels foreign trip At least 105 people killed in near-daily marches this month, calling for end to quota system that reserves more than half of civil service posts for specific groups, including children of veterans from 1971 liberation war Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:37pm
World Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was deeply concerned by this week’s violence in Bangladesh,... Published 19 Jul, 2024 09:03pm
World Bangladesh capital bans rallies after government buildings torched DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh’s capital banned all public rallies on Friday after the deadliest day of ongoing student... Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:42pm
World Bangladesh police say senior opposition leader arrested in Dhaka DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Friday arrested one of the country’s most senior opposition party leaders in the capital... Published 19 Jul, 2024 12:32pm
World BD journalist charged over high food cost article DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Wednesday charged a reporter from a leading newspaper for producing “false news”... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
World 24 dead after boat sinks in Bangladesh DHAKA: At least 24 people were killed and around the same number were missing on Sunday after an overcrowded boat... Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:54am
Legislation related to privatisation of loss-making SOEs: Minister says govt will need support of Parliament