The government said Wednesday it will extend ¥132.7 billion (about $1.2 billion) in loans to Bangladesh to help the South Asian nation improve its infrastructure. "We will work together for the development of Bangladesh and beyond and achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific region," Prime ...
Bangladesh's 'Tree Man' returns to hospital after skin condition worsens
A Bangladeshi father dubbed "Tree Man" for the bark-like growths on his body returned to hospital Sunday after his condition worsened. Abul Bajandar has had 25 surgeries since 2016 to remove the growths from his hands and feet at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Doctors were on ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling party won Bangladesh's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission said early on Monday, giving her a third straight term following a vote that the opposition rejected as rigged. An alliance dominated by Hasina's Awami League won 287 ...
To her supporters, Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's "mother of humanity" for giving Rohingya refugees shelter, but to her detractors she is a creeping autocrat who has jailed opponents and muzzled dissent. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder, is almost certain to win a historic fourth ...
Sheikh Hasina expected to win record fourth term in Bangladesh election
Bangladesh tightened security Saturday for an election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown. Authorities have deployed around 600,000 police, army and other security forces ahead ...
Bangladesh election campaigning closes; weakened opposition hopes for change
Campaigning for Bangladesh's general election this weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticized by the United States and others. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is seeking its third straight term ...
Facebook removes fake Bangladesh news sites in run-up to national elections
Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information about the Bangladeshi opposition days before national elections, an official from the social media platform said. The sites — nine Facebook pages designed to mimic legitimate news outlets, as well as six ...
U.N. to collect evidence of possible genocide by Myanmar against Rohingya
The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed Thursday to set up a team to collect evidence of alleged crimes by Myanmar against its Rohingya minority that one day could be used to prosecute suspected perpetrators. Bangladeshi President Sheikh Hasina accused Myanmar of failing to honor a ...
Bangladesh drug trafficking sweep leaves 86 dead, 7,000 in custody, including Rohingya
Bangladesh police have killed at least 86 people and arrested about 7,000 since launching a crackdown on drug trafficking this month, officials said on Monday, raising fears from rights activists of a Philippines-style war on drugs. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the anti-narcotics campaign in ...
Four secular bloggers were hacked to death in Bangladesh last year in a campaign of murder. What was remarkable was the response of the government — or rather, its lack of response.
Corruption threatens to implode Bangladesh
With bomb explosions almost taking the life of the prime minister, the opposition leader charged with murder, and violent protests and arson sweeping the capital, Bangladesh again seems poised at the edge of an abyss.
Bangladesh, Japan seal aid deal, agree to nuclear power talks
Visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed a joint statement with counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday in Tokyo to seal Japan's pledge to extend up to ¥600 billion in economic assistance to the country over the next four to five years. The funds, mainly in ...
