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Nepal has faced repeated deadly floods and flash floods over the years, particularly during the monsoon season 2008: 55 deaths, with 2,350 people injured 2012:...

The bodies of nine of the 16 Bangladeshis killed in a devastating fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were brought back to...

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis have gained renewed urgency as the displacement enters its tenth year, with Bangladesh hosting nearly 1.2 million refugees...

Bangladesh’s railway network is undergoing a major push for modernisation, with the government seeking to expand rail communication, improve passenger services and increase train speeds...

The BNP government has failed to deliver on its reform commitments and address major economic and governance challenges during its first six months in office,...

For more than a decade, over 1.2 million Rohingyas have remained trapped in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar, living in overcrowded camps with shrinking...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has described the 2024 mass uprising as a precursor to a larger political struggle, warning...

After two decades of controversy, allegations of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, and mounting demands for its abolition, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is set...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the power, energy and mineral resources ministry to prioritise coal-fired power generation to free up more gas for industries,...

A proposal to bring Bangladesh into the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Türkiye ‘Mecca Defence Pact’ has triggered a fresh debate over the changing balance of power in South...