Second-grader Dev recently visited Shakhari Bazar in Old Dhaka with his father to purchase kites for the upcoming Shakrain festival. Although Dev does not yet know how to fly kites, his excitement ...

Winter, one of the six vibrant seasons of Bangladesh, is in full swing ... month of Poush holds a special place for the residents of Puran Dhaka. Known as the Shakrain Festival, or Poush Sankranti to ...

India has scaled back visa operations in Bangladesh, hitting thousands of patients who visit its hospitals for critical care, and bleeding India’s own medical tourism industry of revenue.

Seventeen houses of a minority Christian community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts were set on fire on Christmas Eve. Preliminary investigation suggests the arson might be linked to an ...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, referred as 'Bangabandhu', served as the inaugural president of independent Bangladesh. His life ended tragically when Bangladesh Army officers executed a coup, raiding his ...

Q: What is the Dollar worth against the Bangladesh Taka? A: One Dollar is worth 121.7205 Bangladesh Taka today Q: Is the Dollar going up or down against the Bangladesh Taka? A: Today's exchange ...

A court in Bangladesh has again denied bail to an outspoken Hindu leader advocating for the protection of minority groups in the country. Krishna Das Prabhu did not appear at the hearing at the ...

After a long period of military rule, the military’s overt role in politics has diminished since the 1990s – as evidenced by its restrained role during the revolution of July-August 2024.

(AP Photo/Bikas Das) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority ...

The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in ... could not recall what was written in the textbooks before ...

Bangladesh needs to build an environment that will allow reconciliation among various stakeholders of the nation, Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said. In a frank interview with prominent news ...

Bangabhaban (literally Bengal House) is the presidential palace of Bangladesh. (Credit: Wikipedia.) Listen MUMBAI, India – At least 17 houses belonging to the Christian Tripura community were ...