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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But if it takes more time, the election should be deferred," he added. Many affluent people across Bangladesh are helping finance the party, said Islam, adding that it will soon look to ...

Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year. "I had no idea I'd be leading the ...

Tulsi Gabbard alleged "persecution and killing" of religious minorities in Bangladesh. US Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Wednesday condemned the violence against minorities in ...

The French Embassy in Dhaka criticized a social media post supporting Bangladesh's interim government stance against US intelligence chief Gabbard's comments on minority persecution. Bangladesh ...

[Munir Uz Zaman/AFP] Published On 14 Mar 202514 Mar 2025 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as their food rations face drastic cuts next ...