Story Archive
2019-11-05
Washington’s new initiative meant to counter increasing Chinese influence in Bay of Bengal, analysts tell BenarNews.
2019-11-04
A website released photographs purporting to show Bangladeshis swearing loyalty to Islamic State’s new chief.
2019-11-04
On average, at least one person has died each day in Dhaka’s war on drugs, the human rights group says.
2019-11-01
Thousands protested across the country after the pair were killed by a bus in July 2018.
2019-10-30
Government will soon become capable of controlling social media posts, according to Telecoms chief Mustafa Jabbar.
2019-10-30
U.S. State Department official: Two defense-related agreements would “reaffirm” common interests between Dhaka and Washington.
2019-10-24
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and burned after she accused her principal of sexual assault.
2019-10-21
“It is not acceptable to hurt people’s religious sentiments,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.
2019-10-21
Dhaka plans to relocate about 3,000 people from Cox’s Bazar camps early next month.
2019-10-16
One-third of 111 women questioned in Dhaka said they were raped by Saudi employers.
2019-10-11
Anti-crime chief announce arrests of four alleged members of Ansar al-Islam militant group.
2019-10-09
Suspects who allegedly beat Abrar Fahad to death are aligned with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.
2019-10-08
Ten members of ruling party’s student wing are among those arrested as suspects in the killing of Abrar Fahad.
2019-10-07
Other issues, such as India’s latest registry of citizens in Assam state, went to the backburner, during Hasina’s four-day visit.
2019-10-03
Naypyidaw calls China’s proposal “one-sided,” but does not say why group could not visit from Bangladesh.