Bangladesh

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was deeply concerned by this week's violence in Bangladesh, calling the attacks on student protesters "shocking and unacceptable". "There must be impartial, prompt and exhaustive…

DHAKA: Bangladesh students vowed Thursday to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations.…

Some universities quickly moved to comply, but others, including the major university at the centre of the violence, were still deciding how to respond.

The demonstrations are in response to a High Court ruling in June that reinstated a controversial quota system for government jobs.

The quota system reserves 30 percent of government posts for children of those who fought to win Bangladeshi independence in 1971, 10 percent for women, and 10 percent for residents of specific districts.

Dhaka: India and Bangladesh on Monday vowed to enhance maritime cooperation keeping in view New Delhi's Act East policy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). Chief of the…

Dhaka: The Bangladesh parliament on Sunday passed a record 7.97-trillion-Taka (68 billion US dollars) national budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year (July 2024-June 2025). Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali placed…

Dhaka: Scores of wild animals have been found dead in Cyclone Remal, an official said. Mihir Kumar Doe, senior forest conservator in Bangladesh's Khulna region, told media: "We've found the bodies of 56 wild animals, including 54 deers…

An investigating officer said that parts of the body were kept in a refrigerator.

Bangladesh Police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of the 56-year-old lawmaker, The Daily Star reported.

Extensive scientific research has found climate change is causing heat waves to become longer, more frequent and more intense.

After Maldives, Bangladesh is the second country where the opposition took up the ‘India Out’ campaign.

Hasan Mahmud is on his first official visit to India, at the invitation of S Jaishankar, after he was appointed Foreign Minister in the newly elected government in Bangladesh.

"India congratulates PM Sheikh Hasina on her election victory, hopes for even stronger momentum in the bilateral partnership in support of each other's national development,’’ said Ambassador Verma.

PM Hasina is also expected to meet the press at 3 pm on Monday at Gono Bhaban. She will read out a speech and also address questions from journalists.

Voters during the polls complained since Sunday morning that the EC app was not operating properly. After a probe, it was found that there was a cyber attack from hackers from Ukraine and Germany.

With a total of 849 registered transgender voters, the candidacy of Rani in the Rangpur-3 constituency is an embodiment of the country's evolving political landscape.

The eight persons arrested include Dhaka south city unit BNP joint convener Nabi Ullah Nabi and five activists of Jubo Dal, which is the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's youth wing.

Ahead of the elections, Hasina's government arrested tens of thousands of rival politicians and supporters, a move which rights groups have condemned as an attempt to paralyse the Opposition.

Fire service officer Rakjibul Hasan said at least four coaches caught fire on the Benapole Express, which was arriving in the capital Dhaka from the western city of Jessore.