Bangladesh issued a commemorative postage stamp on Sunday to mark the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
The Bangladesh High Court has outlawed punishments handed down by religious edict, or fatwa, after a series of cases of Muslim women being beaten and caned, a state lawyer said today.
Bangladesh's anti-corruption watchdog on Wednesday charged former premier Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Rahman in a $3 million bribe case linked to a power plant contract inked during the 2001-2006 BNP-led government.
In a move that may kickstart the controversial 'war crimes' trial, a Bangladeshi court today ordered the authorities to submit a key probe report in which top leaders of the Islamist party Jamaat have been accused of killing freedom fighters during 1971 'Liberation War'.
Bangladesh government has said the three detained top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), including its chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, could be indicted on the 1971 war crime charges, as the country's biggest Islamic party launched a nationwide agitation demanding their release.
One person was killed and 33 were injured as police opened fire on agitating locals who were demanding a highway speed breaker in northern Bangladesh.
Violent protests have erupted once again in Bangladesh after a 3-year lull over issues ranging from the arrest of leaders of an Islamist party to better wages for garment workers.
Police in Bangladesh using clubs, tear gas and water cannon were locked in new street battles on Wednesday with textile workers demanding back pay and an immediate rise in monthly wages equivalent to $24.
The government on Wednesday slapped eight cases against top officials of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the country’s largest Islamist party, who were arrested on Tuesday on charges of hurting Muslim religious sentiments.
Bangladesh today rejected media reports of a weapon-laden ship bound for Pakistan from its Chittagong port, saying the vessel was carrying military supplies of Pakistani and Nepalese peacekeepers deployed on UN mission in Liberia.
Security has been beefed up in the Bangladeshi capital today ahead of the anti-government general strike called by the main opposition BNP, amid fears of violence as the supporters of the ruling Awami League plan to thwart the day-long shutdown tomorrow.
A Bangladeshi special court, on Saturday, framed mutiny charges against 667 troopers of the BDR border guards for the 2009 carnage that killed 57 army officers, including its chief Major General Shakil Ahmed.
Bangladesh will this year-end join select democracies worldwide to have a separate television channel to telecast parliament proceedings.
Truckers in Bangladesh today enforced a strike on the western Benapole Land Port with India, protesting the reported arrest of a fellow worker on the Indian side and bringing the trade-related activities to a complete halt on the busy facility.
Bangladesh's garment sector workers are "the world's most poorly paid" and their rights are being abused increasingly, an international trade union body has said. Poor wages and working conditions, and refusal of the factory owners to honour wage agreements are also leading to frequent violence.