Prime minister Tarique Rahman urged people of all faiths to unite in building the country, telling Hindu worshippers during a Durga Puja address that citizenship and shared rights should guide their collective future.
Police in Bangladesh said Sunday they had arrested four people on sedition charges after an alleged attempt to deface a portrait of Rabindranath Tagore outside Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s population aged 60 and older is expected to exceed 50 million by 2050, social welfare and women and children affairs minister A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain said Wednesday.
A lawyer petitioned Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday seeking a ban on films and dramas centered on love and romance, arguing that such content harms youths and society.
A Qawmi student organization has demanded cancellation of a cultural program planned for Sept. 14 as part of freshman orientation at Brahmanbaria Government College, citing religious values, safety concerns, and previous violence.
A Bangladesh lawmaker on Tuesday demanded government action after actress Azmeri Haque Badhon alleged she was physically and verbally assaulted in Italy by pro-Awami League activists.
Protesters formed a human chain in Jashore demanding arrests and prosecutions over the death of legendary movie star Salman Shah, rejecting claims that the actor died by suicide and alleging that he was murdered.
Bangladesh Television’s historic logo, now at the center of a debate over a possible redesign, traces its origins to the years after Bangladesh gained independence in 1971.
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.
Bangladeshi actor Mohammad Ashraful Haque, known by his stage name Don, has been arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in connection with the murder case involving legendary film star Salman Shah (pictured).
