Bangladesh

Israel's Somaliland envoy sparks regional backlash from 15 Arab, Muslim states

Several Arab and Muslim states condemned Israel's decision to send a diplomatic envoy to Somaliland, while the Republic of Somaliland responded, accusing them of hypocrisy.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.
AIRPORT HEALTH authorities in protective masks prepare a thermal imager at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, following the implementation of health screening for arriving passengers, after India confirmed two cases of the Nipah virus, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, January 30, 2026.

Low risk of deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, World Health Organization reassures

Soldiers sit atop an APC after armed forces were deployed, following a clash during a National Citizen Party rally, in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, July 16, 2025

Bangladesh expresses interest in joining Gaza stabilization force

A Pakistani Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet, painted with the national flag, flies past during the Pakistan National Day parade in Islamabad, March 23, 2007; illustrative.

Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say


Bangladesh court sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack

After the ruling, they shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) and "We did nothing wrong" from the dock to a packed courtroom, witnesses said.

One of the accused of Holey Artisan Bakery attack is led to the court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 27, 2019

Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager in harassment case

The killers poured kerosene over Nusrat Jahan, 18, and set her on fire on the roof of her madrasa in April in the southeastern district of Feni.

Accused people are seen inside a prison van after they were given death sentences in a murder case in Feni, Bangladesh, October 24, 2019

Four killed in Bangladesh riot over facebook post about Prophet Mohammad

Police said the Facebook had actually been hacked and all the hackers had been detained.

Bangaladeshi Islamists Protest In Dhaka

Four million Muslims expected to be deported from India

Now, residents stand in long lines to provide the papers that prove their link to the land, only that a quarter of the residents don't know how to read or write.

People wait to check their names on the draft list at the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre at a village in Nagaon district, Assam state, India

Massive floods in India, Nepal, Bangladesh cause millions to flee

Worst affected is the northern Indian state of Bihar, where some 1.9 million people have fled their homes due to rising waters, a state government release said.

Villagers use a makeshift raft to cross a flooded area on the outskirts of Agartala, India July 15, 2019

Strongest cyclone in 5 years kills 12 in India before moving to Bangladesh

Having hit land, tropical cyclone Fani had lost some of its power and was downgraded to a 'Deep Depression' by the Indian Meteorological Department.

Debapriya Roy, a scientist at India Meteorological Department Earth System Science Organisation, monitors Cyclone Fani inside his office in Kolkata, India

Bangladesh student protest alarms government of opposition meddling

Tens of thousands of uniformed students have turned out to demand a crackdown on reckless bus drivers since Sunday, when a privately run bus hit the college students, provoking fury.

Students shout slogans as they take part in a protest over recent traffic accidents that killed a boy and a girl, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2018.

The Bangladeshi government’s hypocrisy on Trump’s Jerusalem declaration

Bangladesh’s prime minister condemns Trump for his Jerusalem declaration while denying the will of the people

 A VENDOR sells pictures of Hindu goddess during Durga Puja in old Dhaka.

Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh in shadow of Rohingya crisis

The pope's words will be closely watched following his decision not to use the word "Rohingya" in public during his four-day Myanmar trip to avoid a diplomatic incident

Mujan Begum, a 8-year-old Rohingya refugee, who arrived one month ago with her family poses outside her makeshift tent at a refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 11, 2017.

Bangladeshi, exiled for visiting Israel, returns to Jewish State

"I’m a stateless Zionist," says Sahdman Zaman, who was banned from his home country after visiting Israel.

Dr. Shadman Zaman