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Bangladesh's garment exports can face a loss of up to USD 1 billion after a massive fire devastated the cargo complex in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. more
Bangladesh factory fire leaves 16 dead

At least 16 people died after a massive fire broke out at a garments factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday.

Bangladesh jet crash: Another victim dies in hospital

A 14-year-old, who was injured after a Bangladeshi fighter jet plane crashed at a school in Dhaka last Monday, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, media reports sa ...

Death toll in Bangladesh jet crash touches 27

The death toll due to the Bangladesh Air Force training jet crash at a school in Dhaka's Uttara area has touched 27, media reports said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: BNP demands general polls should be held by December

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the general polls should be held by December.

Bangladesh: Awami League's registration suspended, barred from contesting general polls

Bangladesh Election Commission has suspended the registration of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, effectively barring the longest ruling political outfit in the country's h ...

Bangladeshi Islamist group Hefazat demands dissolution of women’s reform commission

Bangladeshi Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam on Saturday asked the interim government to scrap the  Women's Affairs Reform Commission by calling it 'anti-Quran'.

Bangladesh Court issues show-cause notice against Hasina

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chhatra League leader Shakil Alam Bulbul in a co ...

Islamist parties demand banning Women's Affairs Reform Commission in Bangladesh

Islamist parties in Bangladesh have demanded the immediate abolition of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, a move clearly showing the way hardliners are gaining ground in the Sout ...

Bangladesh is facing acute currency crisis after central bank stops releasing notes featuring Bangabandhu's image

It seems troubles will continue to haunt Bangladesh, and there seems to be no respite from them. The South Asian country is now facing an estimated financial loss of Taka 15,000 crore (US ...