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Suspected miscreants attack Air Force base in Bangladesh, one dead

Suspected 'miscreants' launched a sudden attack on the Air Force Base near Samiti Para in Bangladesh's coastal Cox's Bazar on Monday leaving at least one person dead, media reports said. more

Pakistan, Bangladesh resume direct trade for first time since 1971

Islamabad and Dhaka have resumed direct trade for the first time since the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina vows to make political comeback in virtual address, says Yunus has no experience of running govt

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country to avenge the deaths of her Awami League cadres and some police officers during the political unrest in the S ...

Bangladesh: Islamist objections force organisers to cancel event to mark Lalon's death anniversary

A festival which was supposed to be held in memory of spiritual leader Lalon Fakir in Bangladesh's Madhupur region has been cancelled following objections by Islamic groups, local med ...

Operation Devil Hunt: More than 1300 arrested as Bangladesh government launches sweeping crackdown

Bangladesh authorities have arrested over 1300 people during a joint forces operation launched to tackle the latest wave of violence across the country which saw attackers vandalising the ...

Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus urges citizens not to attack properties of Sheikh Hasina's family, Awami League members

Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus urged citizens to 'immediately restore complete law and order and to ensure there will be no further attacks on properties' belonging to fo ...

Sohana Saba: After Shaon, another pro-Awami League actress detained in Bangladesh

The detective branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday detained Bangladeshi actress Sohana Saba, hours after her colleague Meher Afroz Shaon was arrested on charges of conspiri ...

Bangladesh protesters vandalise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka before setting it on fire

Dhaka : A mob vandalised and set ablaze the residence of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on Wednesday. ...

Sheikh Hasina's Awami League to be barred from Bangladesh general polls, says interim government's adviser

Bangladesh's interim government's key adviser Mahfuj Alam has said former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League will not be allowed to participate in the general elections.

Bangladesh: Arrest warrant issued against cricketer Shakib Al Hasan

A Bangladeshi court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against cricket star and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and three others in a case involving bounced cheques at IFIC B ...