Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers raised complaints over rural power cuts, weak policing, and fertilizer distribution at a parliamentary party meeting chaired by prime minister Tarique Rahman.
A Dhaka court placed Bangladeshi film actor Ashraful Haque, popularly known as Don, on a five-day remand in a murder case over the death of legendary film star Salman Shah.
An 11-party opposition alliance in Bangladesh, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), walked out of parliament Thursday, protesting the government’s handling of constitutional reforms and implementation of a referendum verdict.
International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to deliver a verdict in October in Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar, Gambia’s attorney general and justice minister, Dawda A. Jallow, said Thursday.
Bangladesh urged Qatar to prioritize liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies once maritime traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Climate change is exposing about 22 million Bangladeshi children ages 0 to 9 to at least one additional month of dangerous heat stress each year, according to research led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and published in Science Advances.
A United States congressional staff delegation visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, meeting Bangladeshi officials to discuss humanitarian conditions and prospects for repatriation to Myanmar.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expressed deep shock and sorrow over deaths caused by devastating flash floods in Nepal, offering condolences to Nepal’s government and people.
Bangladesh has offered Nepal all possible assistance after devastating flash floods and landslides, foreign minister Khalilur Rahman said Thursday.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator Md Abdus Salam said Thursday that hawkers and shops will not be allowed to illegally occupy roads or footpaths, as authorities intensify efforts to clear public spaces in Bangladesh’s capital.
