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BSF-BGB border conference kicks off in Dhaka

India, Aug. 27 -- The 56th Director General (DG)-level border talks between India's Border Security Force (BSF)and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)began on Tuesday at the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, Dh... Read More


Bangladesh jails to be renamed 'Correction Services' amid major reforms

India, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh has decided to rename "Bangladesh Jail" as "Correction Services Bangladesh" in a bid to transform prisons into correction-oriented facilities with a stronger focus on reha... Read More


Pakistan-Bangladesh Ties: Pak Dy PM in Dhaka, highest-level visit in over a decade

India, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit, marking the highest-level trip by a Pakistani leader to Bangladesh sinc... Read More


Missing veteran Bangladeshi journalist Bibhuranjan found dead in Meghna river

India, Aug. 22 -- The body of veteran Bangladeshi journalist and columnist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, who went missing on Thursday, has been recovered from the Meghna River in Munshiganj. He was 71. Saleh A... Read More


July mass killings: Bangladesh HC declares UN rights report a 'historic document'

India, Aug. 21 -- The Bangladesh High Court has directed the government to recognise the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) fact-finding report on the July 2024 up... Read More


Chinese investments offer little to Bangladesh economy

India, Aug. 19 -- Chinese investment in Bangladesh is rising but remains limited compared to Southeast Asia and concentrated in low-value sectors. So far in 2025, three Chinese firms confirmed $322m i... Read More


EU promises €4m support for Bangladesh polls, envoy says free and fair election is priority

India, Aug. 19 -- A European Union (EU) delegation met Bangladesh's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday, announcing €4 million in electoral support for the upcoming 13th... Read More


Bangladesh EC to announce election roadmap next week

India, Aug. 14 -- The roadmap for Bangladesh's upcoming national election will be announced next week, Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday. "We hope to unveil the election roa... Read More


Corruption trial begins against Sheikh Hasina, family members

India, Aug. 13 -- The corruption trial against ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and 17 others- including nieces Azmina Siddiq and British MP Tulip Siddiq- began in a Dhaka court on Wednesday in conn... Read More


Bangladesh marks one year since Sheikh Hasina's ouster in July Uprising

India, Aug. 5 -- At exactly 2:25pm on Tuesday, crowds on Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue erupted with cheers, marking one year since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the 2024 July Upr... Read More