DHAKA (REUTERS) – A United Nations human rights investigator urged Bangladesh on Thursday (Dec 10) to allow a safety assessment of the remote island where…
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Bangladesh to seek more info on construction worker held in S'pore for terrorist activities
NEW DELHI – Bangladeshi authorities are trying to gather more information about Ahmed Faysal, the 26-year-old construction worker who was arrested under the Internal Security…
View More Bangladesh to seek more info on construction worker held in S'pore for terrorist activitiesBangladesh approves death penalty for rape cases following protests
Bangladesh has approved the death penalty for rape cases after a recent spate of sexual assaults triggered protests. Law minister Anisul Huq said President Abdul…
View More Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape cases following protestsPresident Xi Jinping says ready to bring China-Bangladesh ties to new heights
BEIJING (XINHUA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday (Oct 4) that he stands ready to work with his Bangladeshi counterpart to align better…
View More President Xi Jinping says ready to bring China-Bangladesh ties to new heightsDog lovers outraged over plans to move strays to remote places outside Bangladesh capital
DHAKA (AFP) – Dhaka’s dog lovers are barking mad over plans by the authorities in the Bangladesh capital to round-up around 30,000 strays and dump…
View More Dog lovers outraged over plans to move strays to remote places outside Bangladesh capitalFive men arrested in Bangladesh after three children beaten to death
DHAKA (AFP) – Five men have been arrested after three children were beaten to death at a juvenile detention centre in Bangladesh, police said on…
View More Five men arrested in Bangladesh after three children beaten to deathBig business in Bangladesh: Selling fake coronavirus certificates
NEW DELHI (NYTIMES) – Bangladeshi authorities have arrested the owner of a hospital who they said had sold migrant workers thousands of certificates showing a…
View More Big business in Bangladesh: Selling fake coronavirus certificatesThird of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region
SUNAMGANJ, BANGLADESH (AFP) – Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Tuesday (July 14), with a third…
View More Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches regionBody of Bangladesh newborn baby dug from grave and dumped by roadside
DHAKA (AFP) – Leaders of a minority Muslim sect in Bangladesh on Saturday (July 11) accused “fanatics” of digging up the body of a baby…
View More Body of Bangladesh newborn baby dug from grave and dumped by roadsideBangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals
DHAKA (AFP) – Thousands of beds for coronavirus patients in Bangladesh are lying empty despite the country struggling with a rising caseload as people are…
View More Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitalsFirst Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh
Aid workers warn of a humanitarian disaster if the outbreak is not checked in the world’s largest cluster of camps. An elderly Rohingya refugee has…
View More First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in BangladeshCOVID-19 spreads in cramped Rohingya refugee camp
Scathing Supercut Shows How Quickly Donald Trump Flips On His Once Most Trusted Aides President Donald Trump likes to praise his hires to the hilt when…
View More COVID-19 spreads in cramped Rohingya refugee campPalestinians mourn death of a Bangladeshi war hero
During the 1967 Six-Day War, Saiful Azam became the only fighter pilot to have downed four Israeli aircraft. Palestinian activists are mourning the loss of…
View More Palestinians mourn death of a Bangladeshi war heroBangladesh lecturer charged over coronavirus Facebook post
Sirajum Munira, 28, was arrested on Saturday and accused of mocking a former health minister who died of coronavirus. A Bangladeshi university lecturer has been…
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