"To strengthen national defense, a total 8,250 young men and 600 young women aged 18-35 will initially be provided with basic self-defense training in judo, karate, taekwondo and firearms," Asif ...

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements including 15 silvery-white metals called lanthanides, or lanthanoids, plus scandium and yttrium. Rare earths or the magnets which they are sometimes made into ...

After two decades, Bangladesh and Pakistan have revived their Joint Economic Commission in Dhaka to explore trade. But with ...

Islamist groups, emboldened by the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, are now demanding that the Ahmadiyya community be ...

Garment workers face some of the most precarious working conditions in the world and are increasingly at risk from extreme ...

The Bangladesh garment factory fire, which killed 16 workers, was not an "accident," but part of an ongoing industrial ...

The charter did not include any implementation roadmap. In July 2024, a student-led movement led to the ouster of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5 of that year. Sheikh Hasina fled the ...

In the swamplands along Bangladesh's mighty Padma River, snakes slithering through villages have become an unrelenting menace, leaving residents terrified and hospitals overwhelmed with bite victims.

The man tipped to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh has ended months of speculation by saying he will return from two decades overseas to fight landmark elections. "The time has come, God ...

Activists at the UN Human Rights Council condemned severe abuses in Bangladesh under Mohammad Yunus, following Sheikh Hasina's ousting. They urged a return to democracy and justice, warning against ...

Bangladesh began their Women's Cricket World Cup with an upset victory over Pakistan, thrashing their Asian rivals by seven wickets in Colombo. Pakistan, who will play all of their matches in the Sri ...

Bangladesh’s interim rulers said they would never let the country's greatest cricketer play international sport again. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan sparred with Asif Mahmud, sports adviser to the ...