Bangladesh news

Bangladesh Seeks To Arrange Meeting For PM Modi-Yunus Talks At BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok: Report

Bangladesh has approached India to arrange a meeting between its Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok in the first week of April, news agency ANI reported, stating that the duo will likely visit Thailand from April 2-4 to attend the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok....

Police Use Batons & Tear Gas to Disperse Rally by Banned Group in Bangladesh; Several Arrested: Report

Several protesters were arrested as clashes broke out in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, on Friday following the police's dispersal of thousands of members of the banned Hizbut Tahrir group marching near the main Baitul Mokarram Mosque using batons and stun grenades, the Associated Press reported. Many people were injured, and several...

Bangladesh Students Body That Spearheaded Protests Leading To Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster Set To Launch Political Party

Bangladeshi students, who spearheaded last year's protests that eventually led to the ouster of then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are set to launch a political party this week, Reuters reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the development. The group - Students Against Discrimination (SAD) - was at the...