Story Archive
2021-04-22
Akayed Ullah apologized for the December 2017 blast in the city’s busiest subway station.
2021-04-19
Police have arrested hundreds of Hefazat-e-Islam members since violent demonstrations against India’s prime minister last month.
2021-04-19
Police shot and killed five Bangladeshis who were demonstrating over wages and Ramadan-time work hours.
2021-04-17
Police opened fire as crowds moved to attack Chinese nationals working there, official says.
2021-04-16
Essential to shore up severe weather defenses and ensure facilities are enough for population being moved, UNHCR says.
2021-04-12
Government had removed temporary ICU facilities that were installed last May, health expert says.
2021-04-09
While in Dhaka, John Kerry calls Myanmar coup one of the planet’s “great moral challenges.”
2021-04-08
Curbs on observance, celebrations amid vaccine delays and alarming rise in new COVID-19 cases in region.
2021-04-06
Dhaka will also ask Washington's special envoy to expedite climate-finance fund, foreign minister tells BenarNews.
2021-04-06
One protester was killed and several more were injured when police opened fire against demonstrators in Faridpur district.
2021-04-05
Teenager’s situation highlights plight of stateless Muslim minority, many of whom have fled to South and Southeast Asian nations.
2021-04-01
The government has launched a development fund with money taken from the central bank’s forex reserves.
2021-04-01
More conversations needed with government and U.N. on technical issues to do with transferring refugees from the mainland, diplomats say.
2021-04-01
Travelers from Europe, Latin America and Middle East nations are barred for two weeks.
2021-03-30
Some Asian governments have cracked down on questioning about their response to the pandemic, State Department says.
