Bangladesh saw surge of mob killings in 2024: rights groups DHAKA: Mob killings in Bangladesh surged after the August revolution last year that toppled the iron-fisted rule of... Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:13pm
World Thousands march in Bangladesh to mark student-led uprising that ousted PM Hasina DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshis rallied at a ‘March for Unity’ in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the... Published 31 Dec, 2024 10:51pm
World Bangladesh to investigate 2009 mutiny massacre DHAKA: Bangladesh on Thursday ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 army mutiny and subsequent... Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:26pm
World Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s son denies graft in $12.65 billion nuclear deal NEW DELHI: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of... Published 24 Dec, 2024 09:52pm
World Bangladesh protesters enter TV station owners, journalists sacked DHAKA: A gang of Bangladesh student protesters entered the offices of the investor of a television station accusing... Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:20pm
World Bangladesh tells India it wants former PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’ DHAKA: Bangladesh has told neighbor India that it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi... Updated 23 Dec, 2024 11:18pm
Editorials Unlocking regional potential EDITORIAL: With the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government from Dhaka earlier in the year, the intervening months... Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:20am
World Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:39am
World Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August... Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:49am
World Bangladesh inquiry recommends feared police unit shut DHAKA: A Bangladesh commission probing abuses during the rule of toppled leader Sheikh Hasina has recommended a... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:11pm
World Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM’s ‘hate speech’ DHAKA: A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of “hate speech” by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday,... Published 05 Dec, 2024 05:41pm
World 700 Bangladeshi prisoners still on run after revolution jailbreaks DHAKA: Around 700 Bangladeshi prison inmates were still on the run after mass jailbreaks over the summer during the... Published 04 Dec, 2024 05:11pm
World Bangladesh summons Indian envoy after consulate attack DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned New Delhi’s ambassador after an attack on one of its consulates in India, the... Published 03 Dec, 2024 09:05pm
World Bangladesh court quashes convictions for grenade attack on ex-PM DHAKA: A top Bangladeshi politician accused of masterminding a deadly 2004 grenade attack against ex-premier Sheikh... Published 01 Dec, 2024 06:39pm
World Bangladesh protesters besiege key newspaper demanding closure DHAKA: Protesters in Bangladesh on Monday surrounded the offices of one of the few remaining independent newspapers,... Published 25 Nov, 2024 05:45pm
World Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia makes first public appearance in six years DHAKA: Bangladesh’s illness-plagued opposition leader Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years on... Updated 21 Nov, 2024 07:27pm
World Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted Sheikh Hasina: govt DHAKA: Bangladesh will seek the extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina who was toppled in a... Published 18 Nov, 2024 04:17pm
Print Cargo ship unloads its containers: Direct Pak-BD route marks rebuilding ties The 182-metre (597-foot) long container ship sailed from Karachi to Bangladesh’s Chittagong Updated 18 Nov, 2024 03:00pm
World Bangladesh’s Yunus urges ‘patience’ after 100 days in power DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus begged the country’s “patience” to prepare for much-awaited... Published 17 Nov, 2024 07:10pm
World Bangladesh recovers 6,000 guns looted during revolution DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army said Wednesday it had arrested 2,500 people and recovered 6,000 guns as it seeks to bolster... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:21pm
World Bangladesh to seek Interpol alert for fugitive Hasina loyalists DHAKA: Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol "red notice" alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted... Published 10 Nov, 2024 05:13pm
World Supporters of Bangladesh ex-leader arrested with Trump signs DHAKA: Supporters of Bangladesh's ousted former leader were arrested after following her orders to protest bearing... Published 10 Nov, 2024 05:02pm
World Huge Bangladesh rally warns ousted PM’s allies plotting return DHAKA: Allies of ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina were working to undermine the interim government that... Published 08 Nov, 2024 05:45pm
World 200 Bangladeshis abducted during Hasina regime still missing: inquiry DHAKA: Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina’s rule are still... Published 05 Nov, 2024 05:48pm
World Bangladesh vows to strip ‘fascism’ from constitution DHAKA: Bangladesh’s constitutional reform commission, newly appointed in the wake of the student-led revolution that... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:11pm
World Bangladesh garment workers clash with police, two wounded DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment workers furious at job layoffs in the economically vital sector clashed with police and... Published 31 Oct, 2024 01:46pm
World Bangladesh court needs reforms before ex-PM trial: UN rights chief DHAKA: A Bangladeshi tribunal tasked with investigating ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her allies for crimes... Published 30 Oct, 2024 08:17pm
World Bangladesh ex-PM palace to become revolution museum DHAKA: The once luxurious palace of Bangladesh’s autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina will become a museum to honour... Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:14pm
Perspectives Bangladesh’s liberation, but silence on Biharis The people of Bangladesh deserve kudos for the removal of Sheikh Hasina, who did not really benefit the people of... Published 25 Oct, 2024 08:59pm
World Bangladesh outlaws student wing of ousted premier’s party DHAKA: Bangladesh banned the student wing of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina’s party on Thursday, citing its... Published 23 Oct, 2024 10:05pm