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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI, March 31 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's main opposition party has warned of instability and "strong resentment within the people" if elections are not held by December, after the country's de ...

A surge in sexual violence has gripped Bangladesh, raising widespread concern and deepening fears over public safety, experts said. They said daily reports detail harrowing rape incidents, with ...

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, ...

Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is a sprawling mass of humanity. It's a sea of makeshift bamboo shelters, home to more than one million Rohingya refugees - a mainly Muslim minority from Rakhine state in ...

GENEVA, March 24 (Reuters) - Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

When Maydul Hassan was first mugged, he thought he had hit rock bottom. But within a week, the 21-year-old student was battered and robbed again – this time, in front of the police, who ...

The United Nations has warned that it will be forced to halve rations for about one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month due to a lack of funds. The World Food Programme (WFP ...