The Latest Breaking News from Dhaka

Law minister says law will be replaced by another legislation which will remove sections that were allegedly misused.

Bangladesh’s relation with India is not comparable to any other bilateral ties, Dhaka’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmood told The Hindu on August 5. He and four other leading members of the Awami League will be visiting India from August 6 to 9 as part of “KNOW BJP” initiative for external…

Tens of thousands march in capital Dhaka and other cities asking Sheikh Hasina to quit before polls expected in January.

Like many fast-growing megacities in Asia and Africa, Dhaka, in Bangladesh, is often stigmatised as one of the most unliveable cities on earth, due to overcrowding, slums and substandard housing. The Bangladeshi capital boasts around 23 million residents.

Other lives: Public health activist who used his medical training in the UK to improve access to healthcare in rural Bangladesh

Shahidul Islam died in an assault on Sunday in Dhaka after meeting garment factory employees fighting for unpaid salaries

Frequent power cuts due to fuel shortages worsen misery as searing heat forces schools to close and disrupts lives.

The Government of Bangladesh has instructed its mission here to contact the Ministry of External Affairs about the “Akhand Bharat” map placed in the new parliament building.

A European team was in Bangladesh for an international probe into countless killings by the Pakistani army in 1971 amid calls to declare the atrocities the worst genocide since World War II.