It was located about 100km north of Rajshahi in present-day Bangladesh. Hills have never been a part of the absolutely flat floodplains of Bengal but this hill did stand and it was so prominent that ...

Somapura Mahavihara (locally called Paharpur) is a 9 th century CE Buddhist Vihar and an UNESCO Heritage Site in Bangladesh. It is located in the Rajshahi division and the surrounding area also houses ...

Bangladesh’s Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests. The country’s army chief said an interim government would be formed, as demonstrators successfully challenged Prime Minister ...

It is one of the oldest archaeological relics in Bangladesh, dating back to 300 BCE. A journey from the town to Paharpur will take you down a winding road with scenes of pastoral Bengal on either ...

NEW DELHI, India — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to return to Dhaka on Thursday to be sworn in as his country’s interim leader, after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student demonstrators against a 76-year-old leader who had dominated her nation for decades ...

Explore the breathtaking locations that make Bangladesh truly one-of-a-kind. From the lush green hills of Sylhet to the tranquil elegance of Cox’s Bazar, this country offers a wealth of stunning ...

Bangladesh is low-lying and vulnerable to flooding and cyclones. It stands to be badly affected by any rise in sea levels. Read more country profiles , external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring , external ...

Bangladesh has also been plagued by a breakdown in law and order and haphazard efforts to fix it. Mr. Yunus, who has personally come under increasing pressure from both the country’s army and ...

Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student demonstrators against a 76-year-old leader who had dominated her nation for decades ...