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Animal rights campaigners have called for replacing country's colonial-era laws on animal maltreatment

Scores of people die every year after being struck by lightning during Bangladesh's wet season

The council is urging Myanmar to allow the safe return of the Rohingya

Articles include tanks, helicopter

About 3,500 workers were inside the complex making clothes for top western brands when the tragedy struck

Bangladesh is able to save on manufacturers’ costs by paying one of the lowest minimum wages in the world

The wife's family demanded a Hindu cremation while husband's relatives wanted to observe Islamic rituals

The train derailment snapped the railway communications from capital Dhaka to other parts of the country

The world community, although aware of the Rohingya genocide, has barely acted

Rohingya Muslims demand basic rights such as recognition as minority, health, education and safety on Minister's visit

The bloody incident in September last year is the only atrocity to which the military has admitted

Maulana Shamsul Islam says, he protested and condemned such inhuman initiatives

Student protests intensify in Bangladesh, as government refuses to slash job quota reserved for 1970 war veterans

His disappearance comes a fortnight after seven militants from the JMB were sentenced to death

A lively dance programme was an added attraction to the reception

Shikder sent the film anonymously to the person to whom he lost the cricket bet

President of Awami League of the opinion that the issue is a matter of survival for the country

Winning captain applauds tenth-ranked side after four-wicket victory in final

72-year-old BNP leader was jailed for five years last month on charges of embezzling money intended for an orphanage

The JMB has been blamed for a wave of militant attacks on religious minorities, atheist bloggers

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two wickets, set to face India in final

Rescuers had to cut apart the mangled and burned wreckage of the aircraft to pull people out

SG for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman urges government to bring the perpetrators of the violence to justice

Gadgets frequently used for extramarital affairs: madrassa spokesperson

60 per cent of deaths caused by cyclones around the world in the last two decades occurred in Bangladesh

A young man is accused of stabbing a celebrated secular writer at a seminar

Police said 'He was in a seminar when he was attacked. His gunman caught an attacker'

Scholar says people never learn from past, calls for resolving issues of Balochistan and FATA

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, "temporary
arrangement" is being setup for Rohingyas

Competing bids have exposed tensions in Bangladesh, as it juggles interest from China against longstanding ties India

At least 14 attacks have been prevented in the past few years, according to authorities

Dhaka needs to safely navigate its way out of the crisis, defuse the unrest and conduct polls as soon as it can

Former premier has consistently denied charges against her, saying they are politically motivated

Batsman Rahman joins squad in absence of all-rounder Shakib for Dhaka meeting

Batting-friendly conditions mean result was never likely between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

The arrest was made at a refugee camp as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced Muslims to Myanmar

Minster tells NA that Dhaka is not implementing 1974 agreement, carrying out capital punishments related to 1971 war

'Myanmar has reiterated its commitment to stop outflow of Myanmar residents to Bangladesh'

UNHCR is ready to help

Munir stars with both bat and ball, claiming 3-32 and scoring 145 in nine-wicket win over Bangladesh

Gamblers would be hauled from the stands and tried on the spot by judges

There are also concerns the Assam state government, could use the issue to target the state's Muslim minority

Noor charged under Bangladesh's strict internet laws, could face up to 14 years in jail if found guilty

Local police chief Jahangir Kabir Khan said Hasan told investigators he had been taken by 'strangers'

Around 655,000 refugees from the stateless minority group have poured across the border into Bangladesh since August

The death toll could rise as 15 people are critically injured, says police official

While December 16 of one year tore a nation apart, in 2014 it brought it together in its darkest hour

An account of methodical massacre of around twenty thousand men, women and children

Refugees use solar panels, candles and kerosene lamps for light at night

Haider's family has not been able to talk to Ullah since the failed bombing