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Protesters also called for greater clarity around the legal definitions of what constitutes rape in Bangladesh, which they said were currently ambiguous. The trial of the rape and murder case is ...

By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Taraganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh The extremists began by asserting control over women’s bodies. In the political vacuum that has emerged after the ...

Construction of Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant. (Photo: IAEA) Bangladesh is pushing ahead with the construction of its first nuclear power plant (NPP), and the IAEA, in line with its mandate, ...

Rickshaw driver Muhammad Yaqub Ali was injured in the student-driven protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last July. He is still awaiting proper treatment for his leg, which was badly damaged by a ...

An eight-year-old child who was raped in Bangladesh died of her injuries on Thursday, setting off fierce protests around the country. The girl was raped while visiting her elder sister's house in ...

Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, unveiled $272.1 million in new funding on Sunday for foreign aid projects in Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific region. “Canada ...