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India-Bangladesh border guards' meet in Dhaka from August 25

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- The 56th Director General-level Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India will be held from August 25 to 28 at the BGB headquar... Read More


Bangladesh to deploy 40k bodycams for police to secure February polls

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh's interim government will procure 40,000 body-worn cameras for police to bolster security during the February general election, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday... Read More


Bangladesh averts economic disaster, but inflation still batters poor

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh has avoided a major economic crisis since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government took over, but poor and low-income groups remain under severe pressure from high inflat... Read More


Bangladesh CEC: Polls in February, Schedule expected in December

Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- Bangladesh's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasir Uddin on Wednesday announced that the schedule for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections will be declared two months prior to ... Read More


Bangladesh to hold national elections in February 2026: Muhammad Yunus

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced that Bangladesh will hold its 13th parliamentary elections in February 2026, ahead of Ramadan, marking a significant ste... Read More


Bangladesh's Yunus unveils 'July Declaration', grants 2024 uprising constitutional recognition

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced the historic July Declaration, a political charter that grants state and constitutional recognition to the 202... Read More


Bangladesh: Body of former Bangladesh Army Chief found at Chattogram Club

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- The body of Bangladesh's former Army Chief, Lt General (retd) M Harun-ur-Rashid, was recovered from a guest room at the elite Chattogram Club on Monday afternoon.Chattogram Metropolit... Read More


Crimes against humanity: trial of Hasina begins at Bangladesh tribunal

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- The trial of ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina began on Sunday at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka, with prosecutors delivering opening statements in a h... Read More


US slashes tariff on Bangladeshi exports to 20% after intense talks

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Bangladesh has successfully negotiated a reduction in US tariffs on its exports, from 35% to 20%, following three intense rounds of negotiations in Washington. The White House confir... Read More


Bangladesh army officer faces probe for alleged links to banned Awami League 'secret meeting'

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- The Bangladesh Army has launched a court of inquiry against one of its officers, Major Sadique, over allegations of political involvement with the banned Awami League and its affiliat... Read More