Dhaka, Bangladesh – When Kazi Shawon Alam learned that Azizur Rahman Musabbir, a fellow Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activist, had been shot dead on January 7, it confirmed to him what many ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan have cast doubts over their participation in the T20 World Cup after Bangladesh were kicked out of the tournament by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh, ...

As old political alliances fracture and constitutional debates intensify, an unprecedented Islamist alliance is reshaping the country's electoral landscape. With the long‑dominant Awami League (AL) ...

Swirling force of subcontinental politics and a governing body lacking in credibility has led to a far from joyous situation The R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo may be hosting a one-day international ...

Protesters in Dhaka demand the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now in exile in India The walls of Dhaka University are screaming again. Graffiti - angry, witty, sometimes poetic - ...

Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million data cable amid AI boom An Iraqi-Emirati consortium is planning a $700 million subsea-and-terrestrial data cable linking the United Arab Emirates to Turkey via ...

The Prime Ministers of Bangladesh from 1971 to 2026 represent the storied history that Bangladesh went through with coups following the Independence era, with the Awami League and BNP taking turns ...

An interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in tonight at the Bangabhaban. The formation of the government comes three days after Sheikh Hasina, who was in power for 15 years, ...

Tarique Rahman poses for a portrait in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 12 Editor at Large Tarique Rahman has lost his voice. That isn’t ideal for the aspiring leader of Bangladesh, the South Asian nation ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesian retail giant Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, the operator of the Alfamart convenience store chain, opened its first store in Dhaka on Tuesday, marking its expansion into Bangladesh with ...