BANGLADESH – A bus collision with train in Bangladesh’s Cumilla district early Sunday killed at least 12 people and injured 26 others, according to authorities. Those dead included two women and three children, Fire Service and Civil Defense Deputy Assistant Director (Comilla) Mohammad Idris said, adding that 10 among the injured remained hospitalized. A Dhaka-bound […]
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Bangladesh Wants American Approval to Purchase Russian Oil
BANGLADESH – Bangladesh is seeking American approval to purchase Russian oil amid tensions in the Middle East and disruptions in global energy markets. The issue was discussed during a meeting Wednesday between Bangladesh’s Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen at the Planning Ministry in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. Speaking […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Wins General Elections
BANGLADESH – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday claimed victory in Thursday’s general elections, while Jamaat-e-Islami party expressed concern over vote counting process. Bangladesh held general elections on Thursday, the first since the 2024 popular uprising that ousted the government of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Election authorities have not declared the official results […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Leads General Election
BANGLADESH – Early results on Friday showed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leading in the country’s general election, after millions took to the ballots on Thursday. The BNP is leading with 198 constituencies so far, according to the Dhaka Tribune. Alliances led by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are the two main contenders, as Hasina‘s Awami League […]
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Dead at 80
BANGLADESH – The former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died at the age of 80 following a long illness, according to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday. Zia, the country’s first female premier and the wife of Ziaur Rahman, the former president of Bangladesh and founder of the BNP, had long suffered from a series […]
Bangladesh Protests Killing of Activist
BANGLADESH – Bangladesh protests the killing of a political activist for a second day on Friday Dec. 19, with people blocking roads and setting fire on several buildings. Protests erupted shortly after Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, died while undergoing treatment in a Singapore hospital on Thursday. Protesters in Dhaka also damaged the house of the […]
6 Bangladeshi Peacekeepers Killed in a Drone Strike in South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN – The Bangladesh’s interim government on Saturday said that 6 of its peacekeepers were killed and 8 others injured in a drone strike on a UN base in Abyei in southern Sudan. In a statement, Muhammad Yunus expressed shock about the incident. “The United Nations has already been requested to take urgent measures […]
Thousands Homeless After Korail Slum Fire in Bangladesh
BANGLADESH – Thousands were left homeless after a massive fire at Dhaka’s largest slum – Korail slum – destroyed around 1,500 homes on Tuesday night. 19 firefighting units brought the blaze under control after five hours, and officials said the flames were fully extinguished by Wednesday morning. No casualties were immediately reported. Congested access routes […]
Current Update on Bangladesh Earthquake
BANGLADESH – At least 6 people, including a child, were killed, and about 100 others injured in various parts of Bangladesh when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the country on Friday. Among the victims include Dhaka University students and factory workers in the central districts of Gazipur and Narsingdi, which was the epicenter of the […]
Bangladesh Air Force Aircraft Crash Kills 27
BANGLADESH – A Bangladesh Air Force aircraft crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara neighborhood, Dhaka have left at least 27 people dead according to local authorities. The dead include 25 students and pilot. At least 78 others – mostly schoolchildren, firefighters, and soldiers – remain hospitalized with severe burn injuries, some in critical […]
Former Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina Charged for Crimes Against Humanity
BANGLADESH – A Bangladesh court on Thursday charged the ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia for crimes against humanity, together with 2 others. A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal, headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mazumder, ordered charges to be framed against the exiled leader Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former […]
Lightning Strikes in Bangladesh Kill at Least 13
BANGLADESH – Lightning strikes in Bangladesh on Sunday killed at least 13 people as Bangladesh reels from continuous and growing lightning strikes. Lightning strikes killed nine people, including a child and several farmers, in eastern Brahmanbaria and central Kishoreganj districts. In addition, one person each died in Chapaiwabganj, Naogaon, Sherpur and Habiganj districts, Channel 24 […]