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Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government.
Police have fired tear gas and used grenades and batons to disperse protesters gathered outside Bangladesh’s national Parliament complex to express dissatisfaction with the interim government’s new political charter. The charter was drafted more than a year after Gen Z demonstrations that led to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s removal.
Tarique Rahman, the exiled de facto chief of Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has announced plans to return home after nearly two decades in London — a move that could reshape the country’s political landscape.
A fire at a garment factory and a warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital has left at least nine people dead and several others injured
Bangladesh has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect millions of children from typhoid, a life-threatening disease that is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.
At least 16 people died in a fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh on Tuesday, an official said, with expectations that the toll could rise.
Violent clashes erupted across Bangladesh in November, when college professors and administrators tried to prevent students from cheating on a compulsory English examination. More than 3,000 students were expelled, and local press reports said that nearly ...
A fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse has killed at least 16 people in Bangladesh. Fire officials say several others are injured and the death toll may rise.
Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government.