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Bangladesh raises garment workers' minimum wage by 56.25%, but unions reject it, demanding a near-tripling of wages

Bangladeshi opposition activists killed amid clashes and protests against government actions and election demands

Cyclone damages 30,000 houses, disrupts power, mobile network in southeastern Cox’s Bazar, say officials

Official says vulnerable people in 10 coastal districts to be taken to shelters

Train collision in Bangladesh kills 15, injures over 100; officials fear death toll will rise

Bangladesh grapples with its worst-ever dengue outbreak, over 1,000 deaths and 200,000 confirmed cases this year

Bangladesh bars opposition leader Khaleda Zia from traveling abroad for medical treatment, sparking political tensions

Single-dose vaccine demonstrates safety, effective against all 4 dengue serotypes, shows study

Bangladeshi protesters demand info on abductions under PM Hasina's rule, alleging enforced disappearances

Funeral of Jamaat-e-Islami leader sparks mass gathering amidst violent protests in Bangladesh

Police say they fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse a crowd of at least 10,000 people

US is adopting a new policy to restrict visas for Bangladeshis who undermine the democratic election process at home

Some 400,000 people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh ahead of Cyclone Mocha

River experts blame non-functional joint river commission, poor diplomacy, lack of political will for water disputes

Some 30 people were injured during efforts to douse the flames, but there were no other casualties

Police say Hamida Sultana was 'caned 82 strokes' and 'stoned 80 times' with small brick pieces

Pakistan accords high importance to its fraternal ties with Bangladesh, says premier

Official says he will send letter to Indian counterpart following reports of canals being dug from Teesta River

Businessman stresses need for concluding FTA without loss of time

Death toll could rise as a rescue operation was ongoing at the plant at Sitakunda

The right-arm pacer was offered to play in three games for Multan Sultans till February 26

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are doing worse economically but have not been able to get final IMF approval

“The time to cling to power by force is over,” BNP leader Mirza Abbas says

Russian vessel carrying goods for Bangladesh’s largest nuclear power plant, say officials

Nearly 100,000 supporters of opposition party descended on Dhaka, demanding PM Hasina’s resignation and new elections

Dhaka remains among top global polluted cities; air pollution cost about 3.9% to 4.4% of country’s GDP in same year

Pak-Bangladesh will be sending an armed helicopter unit to the UN peacekeeping operations in Mali, says spokesperson

Two men were among eight members of the outlawed Ansar al Islam group sentenced last year

Bangladesh became third South Asian nation to secure a 'staff-level agreement' with IMF after Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Pakistani investors invited to invest in Bangladesh’s economic zones and EPZs

Hasina demands repatriation of Rashed Chowdhury and other convicts

Official says ferry was taking Hindu devotees to a temple on the occasion of Mahalaya

The bodies recovered so far included 12 women and eight children, says official

Earlier, Women in Green lost 3-0 to India in the football event’s opener

As of 27 July the reserves had fallen to $39.59b and the external debt of Bangladesh has risen to $44.2b

Nabi and co beat Islanders in first match, will be eyeing victory, spot in Super Fours

Hundreds of dead jellyfish weighing 10-15kg found on Cox’s Bazar Beach, according to experts in ocean ecology

Bangladesh has experienced significant economic transformation, which can be attributed to its leadership

Onrush from Indian river deteriorating conditions in northeastern region, says official

Monsoon rains in low-lying Bangladesh triggered catastrophic flooding in Sylhet administrative division

Climate change is increasing frequency, ferocity and unpredictability of floods, say experts

Use of plastic and subsequent contamination of food items pose potential threat to public health, warns expert

507 rivers have vanished over past 50 years, affecting livelihoods of millions of people in South Asian nation

Every extra degree of global warming increases the amount of water in the atmosphere by about 7 per cent

Torrential rains lashed most of Assam, and the downpour continued on Wednesday

Officials argue monitoring digital platforms is necessary to stop spread of misinformation

Roughly 200-year-old high-priced handloom-based fabric revived after 6 years of research

Hundreds of people were seen queuing in the scorching sun waiting for rations on the first day of the scheme

2,500 Bangladeshis allegedly killed by security forces since PM Hasina came to power in 2009, says rights group

About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority live in network of camps in Bangladesh's district of Cox's Bazar