Bangladesh

Why are Bangladesh's students demanding the education minister's resignation?

Massive student protests have swept across Bangladesh as they demand Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon's resignation over flood-hit examinations, alleged question paper errors and controversial remarks. Here's why the demonstrations have spread nationwide and what the government has done in response

44 dead, over a million stranded as monsoon floods batter southeastern Bangladesh

Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded

WATCH: Indian diplomat objects to 'incorrect' map at Dhaka seminar, says J&K is part of India

India's Second Secretary in Dhaka Puja Jha publicly challenged a map displayed at a foreign policy seminar in Bangladesh after it allegedly showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan, prompting organisers to issue a clarification

‘They may even kill me’: Sheikh Hasina plans December return to Bangladesh, ‘surrender’ in court

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender.

In major diplomatic reshuffle, Bangladesh likely to appoint current foreign secretary as envoy to India

Bangladesh government is set to carry out a major reshuffle in its diplomatic establishment, with current foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam likely to be appointed as the country's next High Commissioner to India

Indian diplomat protests depiction of wrong map showing J&K in Pakistan at Dhaka seminar

Former ambassador Tariq A Karim presented the map during a keynote address at the seminar organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies

Bangladesh allows Starlink to export unfiltered internet to neighbouring countries

Bangladesh has approved a landmark proposal allowing Elon Musk-owned Starlink to export unfiltered internet bandwidth to neighbouring countries through its telecom infrastructure

Stripped and tortured: How a Hindu temple priest was held captive, assaulted in Bangladesh

Subhash Deuri, a Hindu student who also works as a temple priest, was allegedly abducted, assaulted and tortured by unidentified men in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Monday night (June 29). After being rescued, Deuri reportedly told his friend that he was stripped and forced to demand money from his family members

Bangladesh to implement Teesta Master Plan ‘at any cost’, says PM Rahman after China visit

After returning from a visit to China, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman declared the Teesta Master Plan a national priority and announced it would be implemented 'at any cost'. China has backed the project, which has long raised concerns in India due to its proximity to India's strategic 'chicken's neck' corridor.

New faces, old wounds: Bangladesh's custodial deaths outlast every government

The deaths of a college student in police custody in Faridpur and a Jubo League leader in prison custody in Chittagong have once again drawn attention to Bangladesh's long-standing problem of custodial torture and deaths