The discussion of India’s role in Sheikh Hasina’s rise and fall often overlooks a central truth: the India-Bangladesh relationship has always been strongest when it grew from the ground up. Bangladesh should use this moment to strengthen people-to-people ties, especially between Bangladeshis and the many millions of Bengalis in India who have long shared cultural, […]
A Lalon Sadhusanga in Narayanganj was sharply scaled back Saturday after protests from a local religious group pressured authorities to restrict the annual spiritual gathering.
Bangladesh urged stronger regional leadership on climate-security cooperation, warning that rising seas and environmental pressures pose direct threats to stability across the Bay of Bengal.
Bangladesh warned that the global system for managing conflicts is breaking down as wars and humanitarian crises escalate across multiple regions.
Bangladesh signaled a more assertive foreign-policy posture amid shifting global power dynamics, saying it will no longer accept a passive role in the Bay of Bengal.
Bangladesh and Bhutan signed two agreements Saturday to expand cooperation on health services and internet connectivity during Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay’s two-day visit to Dhaka.
The death toll from Friday’s 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh has risen to 10, officials said, as reports of injuries and structural damage continued to emerge across Dhaka, Narsingdi and Narayanganj.
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Dhaka on Saturday evening, marking the third tremor to hit Bangladesh in about 36 hours, officials said.
A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least six people, including two children, and injuring several hundred, officials said.
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday knocked at least 1,100 megawatts of electricity off Bangladesh’s national grid after six power plants tripped offline, officials said.
