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.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the Asian locations that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against such a spread after India confirmed infections.

|ByREUTERS
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

Bangladesh said its national security adviser, Khalilur Rahman, met US diplomats Allison Hooker and Paul Kapur in Washington.

|ByREUTERS
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

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about 2 billion dollars in loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, sources said. Pakistan and Bangladesh are also discussing a deal.

|ByREUTERS

Why Israelis should care about human rights abuses in Bangladesh

''As Israelis, we have a moral duty to care about and to stand in solidarity with political dissidents who face persecution in tyrannical dictatorships.''

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
ROHINGYA REFUGEES walk through a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, yesterday

Israel called 'child murderers' at Inter-Parliamentary Union, may quit

Arab and Muslim delegates verbally harassed Israeli representatives and made noise to drown out their speeches, without intervention from the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s president.

OCTOBER 19, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
Zionist Union MK Nachman Shai and Likud MK Sharren Haskel at 137th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh

"Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water."

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByREUTERS
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis

"These provocative acts may lead to unwarranted consequences."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017ByREUTERS
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

Now is the time for Israel to help Bangladeshi Hindus

Israel has nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking a stance in favor of the Bangladeshi Hindus.

AUGUST 30, 2017ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
A MAN sells photo frames with pictures of Hindu religious figures near a temple ahead of observance of Rakher Upabash in Dhaka, Bangladesh