Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia is set to be flown to London for advanced medical treatment after doctors recommended her immediate transfer abroad.
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Dhaka and nearby districts at 6:14 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
China’s detention of an Indian citizen whose passport listed Arunachal Pradesh has revived a long-running territorial dispute between China and India. For Bangladesh, the incident is not a distant quarrel. It is a reminder that South Asia’s stability depends on predictable borders, respect for sovereignty, and the fair treatment of citizens in international travel.
Families of army officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny on Monday demanded swift prosecution of everyone named in the National Independent Investigation Commission’s report.
Bangladesh has approved construction of a 220 megawatt solar power plant in Sonagazi after the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council cleared the proposal on December 1.
Prime minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health of former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, saying he was “deeply concerned” after learning she had been placed on ventilation.
A top energy executive said Bangladesh must deepen regional cooperation to meet its future power needs, arguing that the country lacks the land and resources to rely on domestic renewable energy.
A senior energy executive says Bangladesh’s push to generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 is unlikely to succeed because the country lacks the sunlight and land needed for large-scale solar power.
Bangladeshis overwhelmingly approve of chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and the interim government, according to a nationwide poll released by the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research.
A special court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her niece, British member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq, to prison for irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project.
