U.S. special envoy Sergio Gor began his first official visit to Bangladesh on Thursday, with officials saying the trip would focus on strategic relations, regional security and economic cooperation.
Bangladesh and India have agreed to reset bilateral relations based on sovereign equality and mutual interests, officials said after the newly appointed Indian high commissioner held his first courtesy meetings in Dhaka.
Authorities arrested two people in Savar while they were allegedly attempting to flee to India with 2.5 crore taka, or 25 million taka, belonging to mobile financial service provider bKash, according to a local television news report.
Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating polling centers that reported 100% voter turnout during the 2018 national election, focusing on possible vote rigging and abuse of power.
Myanmar has agreed to repatriate 300,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and 5,000 from Malaysia, according to an announcement attributed to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor rejected a Human Rights Watch report questioning the fairness of tribunal proceedings, calling it “biased” and “one-sided.”
Bangladesh has 189 tigers in the Sundarbans and zoos, a population that is too small to secure the species’ future, state minister for fisheries and livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said Wednesday.
The death toll from a boundary wall collapse at Mirpur University College rose to three after an injured woman died Tuesday night, police said.
Aromatic rice prices have climbed sharply in Naogaon, thinning customer traffic and prompting allegations that millers are creating an artificial shortage.
Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh authorities are failing to ensure international fair trial standards at the International Crimes Tribunal, raising concerns about arbitrary arrests, limited defense rights and potentially unreliable evidence.
