Tag: Bangladesh
Myanmar releases ‘first batch’ of 1,250 Rohingya returnees from Bangladesh
Myanmar has supplied Dhaka with a list of 1,250 Rohingya refugees cleared to return to Rakhine State from Bangladeshi refugee…
3 suspected militants killed in Bangladesh raid
Three suspected militants have been killed in an exchange of fire during a raid by security forces in the Bangladeshi…
Floods kill 1,200 in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, millions rendered homeless
At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India,…
Flood: 82 Dead, 5 Million Stranded In Bangladesh
More than 5 million people have been stranded in Bangladesh as monsoon flooding submerged more than one-third of the South…
28 Men Arrested On Homosexuality Suspicion
Police on Friday said 28 men have been arrested on suspicion of homosexuality in Bangladesh as gay sex is an…
Bangladesh Upholds Death Penalties In Blogger Murder
Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday upheld death sentences handed out to two Islamists for the murder of a secularist blogger…
26 people sentenced to death for abduction, murder
A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 26 people, including three sacked army officers, to death for the abduction and murder…
20 people killed inside café by Islamic militants
Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, were killed during an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in…
Harry Redknapp guides Jordan to 8-0 demolition of Bangladesh
Harry Redknapp’s first game in charge of Jordan ended in an easy 8-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bangladesh. Al-Kuwait…
Facebook unblocked in Bangladesh after 22 days
Bangladesh re-established access to Facebook on Thursday after blocking it for 22 days along with other social media citing national…
Bangladesh arrests 3 lawyers linked to Islamist militants
Bangladeshi police have arrested three lawyers for allegedly financing a local militant group called Shahhid Hamza Brigade, an official said…
13 killed in Bangladesh factory fire
At least 13 people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Saturday when a fire broke out in…
Muslims condemn Paris massacre at Bangladesh’s mini-Hajj
Muslims attending one of the world’s largest religious gatherings joined the chorus of condemnation Friday over the deadly attack on…
Two Bangladesh opposition supporters shot dead
Deadly clashes erupted on the streets of Bangladesh Monday on the first anniversary of controversial elections as police besieged the…
Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday found an award-winning British journalist guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of…
Militants hack university professor to death
Suspected Islamic militants have hacked to death a university professor in western Bangladesh, several years after he led a push…
Nationwide blackout hits Bangladesh
A nationwide power blackout hit Bangladesh on Saturday after a transmission line failed, the government said. Engineers “are working to…
Bangladesh arrests Briton over ‘IS jihad recruitment’
Bangladesh police said Monday they have arrested a British citizen suspected of entering the country to recruit militants for jihadist…
Bangladesh’s Zia loses court battle on corruption charges
Bangladesh’s highest court on Sunday rejected appeals by opposition leader Khaleda Zia, clearing the way for her to stand trial…
Japan PM travels to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka to offset China influence
Japan’s premier was due Saturday to arrive in Dhaka for a three-day visit to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka aimed at…
Bangladesh police tear gas garment workers on hunger strike
Bangladesh police on Thursday fired tear gas and stormed a garment factory in the capital Dhaka where workers had been…
Bangladesh’s oldest brothel closed after Islamist pressure
Bangladesh’s oldest brothel has been shut down following pressure from local clerics and politicians amid rising conservatism in the Muslim-majority…
6 die, polling stations bombed in Bangladeshi’s election
Six people were killed and polling stations firebombed as Bangladesh went ahead on Sunday with a walkover election boycotted by…
9 killed in another garment factory disaster in Bangladesh
A huge fire at a garment factory on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has killed at least nine…
Woman found alive 16 days after factory collapse
A woman was pulled alive Friday from the ruins of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh more than 16 days…
37 muslim fanatics killed in Bangladesh
DHAKA, (AFP) Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down Islamist television…
Dozens found alive in Bangladesh factory wreckage
Dozens of workers were found alive Thursday as they huddled in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory bloc in…
Garment factory building collapse kills 127
Rescue workers in Savar, Bangladesh hunted for survivors overnight Thursday amid the rubble of a collapsed garment factory building where…
Hi-tech exam cheating in Bangladesh
Exam cheats in Bangladesh have been caught receiving answers on mobile phones disguised as wrist watches, police said on Tuesday…
Cricket: Bangladesh Coach Quits In June
Australian Stuart Law will step down as the national cricket coach of Bangladesh in June due to family reasons, the…