Bangladesh’s remarkable progress in poverty reduction over the past decades is a testament to its resilience and determination. From a nation struggling to feed its population, it has emerged as a ...

In Bangladesh, three out of eight administrative divisions now have the highest concentration of extreme poverty. The latest poverty mapping, released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on ...

It’s a typical Friday evening in Gausia Market. The narrow alleyways are alive with the voices of vendors calling out prices and shoppers haggling over deals -- piles of clothes sit atop each other.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has requested that the Bangla Academy review manuscripts for books before they hit the shelves at Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke ...

Muslim devotees gathered for the noon prayers on Friday during the Bishwa Ijtema, held on the outskirts of Dhaka. The event, ...

While proponents argue that a provincial system would decentralise governance, critics point out that Bangladesh’s relatively small area and existing administrative divisions make it unnecessary ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars ...

Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest global gatherings of Muslim devotees, commenced near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The three-phase event, dating back to the 1950s, gathers thousands for sermons and prayers on ...

Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico M Mushfiqul Fazal (Ansarey) has reiterated the importance of expediting the process of establishing a Mexican Embassy in Dhaka to further enhance diplomatic and trade ...

The most well-known armed group taking on Myanmar’s ruling junta faces renewed accusations of rape, night raids, and murder.

Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group accused the country’s interim government on Thursday of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the ...