For the village children across Bangladesh , December was not just the end of the year; it was the start of an annual period of pure, unadulterated joy. The whole month became electric with a feeling ...

Kishanganj/Katihar, India – More than a decade ago, when Mukhtar Alam* studied at a government school in Kishanganj, the only Muslim-majority district in eastern India’s Bihar state, he had Hindu ...

The death toll was expected to climb from the blaze, which also included a nearby chemicals warehouse. By Saif Hasnat Reporting from Dhaka, Bangladesh At least 16 people died in a fire at a garment ...

Blaze broke out on third floor of garment factory Fire service director says building had no fire safety plan Bangladesh has history of industrial disasters Rescue efforts ongoing and death toll could ...

The arrest warrants, issued for more than two dozen people, were part of the country’s continuing struggle to come to terms with its authoritarian past. By Saif Hasnat Reporting from Dhaka, Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh is preparing to purchase 20 Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets by 2027 to modernize the Bangladesh Air Force and strengthen national air defence. The deal, valued at approximately $2.20 ...

Bangladesh has expressed strong interest in the J-10CE fighter from China, its reputation enhanced by the brief Pakistan-India war in May 2025. (Gordon Arthur) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Two air ...

The Bangladesh Army on Saturday said 15 officers, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in disappearances and crimes against humanity, have been taken into custody. Among ...

A fire at a garment factory and a nearby chemical warehouse in Bangladesh has killed at least 16 people. The blaze broke out at around midday on the third floor of the seven-storey factory in the ...

The Bangladeshi cell of southeast district police has apprehended 28 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from different parts of the capital and initiated their deportation process, police said on Thursday ...

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A Bangladeshi woman has been arrested by police after brutally cutting off her boyfriend's genitals after learning that he is married to a woman back in his home country. Iskandar ...

DHAKA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Bangladesh has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under a government-to-government deal aimed at easing trade tensions with Washington after ...