Bangladesh

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina says ban on her party should be lifted

FILE PHOTO: Sheikh Hasina speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister's residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh’s ex-PM Hasina says ban on her Awami League party should be lifted

Bangladesh’s former PM Sheikh Hasina said on Aug 5 that the ban on her Awami League party should be lifted and reiterated that she would return to her country.

Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was accused of using the security forces to crush dissent.

Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India

FILE PHOTO: Sheikh Hasina, the then newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister's residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: Aid groups

Children receiving treatment after showing measles-like symptoms at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 28.

Bangladesh President Shahabuddin, 76, resigns citing health concerns

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO - Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin arrives to administer the oath‑taking ceremony of Tarique Rahman as the country’s prime minister at the South Plaza of the parliament building, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh president, backed by ousted PM Hasina, to resign on Friday, say sources

Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin arrives to administer the oath‑taking ceremony of Tarique Rahman as the country’s prime minister at the South Plaza of the parliament building, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladesh’s increasingly hardline religious currents pose deep social challenges

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman seen here waving to supporters during campaigning in February.

Desperate Rohingya risk deadly voyages at sea as trafficking surges

A suspected human trafficking boat lies stranded on the shore in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, on June 21.

Bangladesh win last T20 and take series over Zimbabwe

Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan (R) plays a shot as Australia's wicketkeeper Josh Inglis looks on during the second Twenty20 (T20) international cricket match between Bangladesh and Australia at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on June 19, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

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