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Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

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Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

Opposition alliance members gather in Dhaka on September 5, 2026, during a march bound for Chittagong to protest the gas, electricity and fertiliser crisis amid the West Asia war and to demand implementation of the July Charter. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of Opposition supporters launched a long march across Bangladesh on Saturday (September 5,…

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Bangladesh pro-uprising groups turn on each other on second anniversary

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Bangladesh pro-uprising groups turn on each other on second anniversary

Two years after a mass uprising forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country, Bangladesh’s campuses and streets are once again witnessing political violence, this time not between the ousted Bangladesh Awami League and its opponents, but among the very parties and student groups that led the movement against her. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who leads the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),…

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says ban on her party Awami League should be lifted

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says ban on her party Awami League should be lifted

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s former ​Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said ‌on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) that the ​ban on ⁠her Awami League party should be lifted and ‌reiterated that she would return to her ‌country. Ms. Hasina’s comments ‌were ⁠made during a ⁠media interaction hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’…

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | An improbable relationship that has overcome many obstacles

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FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 | An improbable relationship that has overcome many obstacles

By the time Argentina’s players emerged from the tunnel on Wednesday evening, familiar songs had already begun rolling around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd came from Buenos Aires and Cordoba, from Rosario and Mendoza. But they also came with unmistakably different accents from Kolkata and Dhaka, from Kochi and Varanasi, from South Asian immigrant neighbourhoods…

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Bangladesh issues countrywide alert fearing unrest on anniversary of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League

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Bangladesh issues countrywide alert fearing unrest on anniversary of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League

The Awami League has so far issued no notification on their online platforms, but some media reports suggest that the party activists were directed to hoist national and party flags at party offices and stage flash street processions. File. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh on Saturday (June 20, 2026) issued a nationwide security alert over…

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Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

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Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (June 20, 2026), bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination. Mr. Rahman will visit Malaysia on Sunday (June 21)…

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Bangladesh’s former police boss wanted by Interpol arrested in Dubai

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Bangladesh’s former police boss wanted by Interpol arrested in Dubai

Bangladesh’s former police chief Benazir Ahmed was arrested in Dubai, the Interior Minister said on Sunday (June 14, 2026), years after he fled his home country where he is facing multiple charges including corruption. Mr. Benazir, once a close ally of former leader Sheikh Hasina, left the country in May 2024 amid public outrage over…

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Hridoy’s half-century leads Bangladesh past New Zealand in T20 series opener

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Hridoy’s half-century leads Bangladesh past New Zealand in T20 series opener

Bangladesh’s Tawhid Hridoy (L) reacts after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the first T20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chittagong on April 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Tawhid Hridoy’s half-century led Bangladesh to a six-wicket victory against New Zealand to…

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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from West Asia fuel crisis

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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from West Asia fuel crisis

Bangladesh faces a widespread shutdown of mobile phones without rapid improvements in fuel shortages sparked by the West Asia war, operators said. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Bangladesh faces a widespread shutdown of mobile phones without rapid improvements in fuel shortages sparked by the West Asia war, operators said…

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