New Delhi, India – Shima Akhter, 24, was in the middle of football practice when her friend stopped the session to break some news for her: Sheikh Hasina, the fugitive former prime minister of ...

Bangladesh has again asked India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was recently sentenced to death in absentia over last year’s deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising.

A devastating fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A devastating fire in a crowded slum int the heart of ...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits east of Dhaka Government says five killed and around 100 injured Tremors felt in neighbouring India DHAKA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - At least five people, including a child, ...

Bangladesh may be heading toward a major seismic disaster if long-stored tectonic energy is released, leading earthquake and geography experts have warned. Their concerns intensified after Friday’s ...

A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year's mass uprising that killed hundreds of people and ...

Families of victims in court clap and cheer Hasina rejects accusations, says tribunal is rigged Government calls for India to extradite her UN says up to 1,400 people were killed in uprising DHAKA, ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken central Bangladesh, killing at least six people and leaving dozens injured DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi court’s decision to sentence exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death has done little to heal a nation scarred by her long rule and last year’s bloody ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed ...

At least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh. The epicentre of the earthquake was close to the Narsingdi ...

DHAKA, November 25, 2025 — Bangladesh reduced poverty significantly between 2010-2022, lifting 34 million people out of poverty while improving living standards and access to essential services like ...