The parliamentary vote is seen as a test of the South Asian country’s democracy after years of political turmoil, including ...

As Bangladesh votes for its most crucial election on Thursday, the radical Jamaat-e-Islami and its leader, Shafiqur Rahman, ...

Tarique Rahman’s decisive victory may redraw regional alignments after years of pro-India policy under ousted PM Hasina.

The Bangladesh women's national football team have reached Australia to take part in the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup ...

, Feb. 15 -- Bangladesh's premier literary event, Ekushey Book Fair, is set to open later this month amid mounting opposition from a large section of mainstream publishers who warn that holding the ...

The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stayed away from any move to push a “reset button” on the 1972 Constitution through amendment, repeal attempt or referendum proposals floated during the ...

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Nearly 127 million eligible voters are heading to the polls in Bangladesh, in a key test of the country’s return to democracy after a student-led uprising toppled longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in ...

Yunus made a similar remark last year, stating that seven Indian states are landlocked by Bangladesh. "The seven states in eastern India, known as the 'Seven Sisters,' are entirely landlocked and have ...

While Yunus mentioned the seven sister states, India's Northeastern region, in establishing a regional economic framework, he carefully missed out mentioning India in his speech in a final attempt to ...