Mongooses, jackals, jungle cats, monkeys, and even fishing cats still call Dhaka home but rapid urban expansion is pushing them into extinction. As concrete replaces wetlands and green spaces, the cit ...

Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime ...

Bangladesh is currently boiling after an alleged rape of a Hindu woman by a local politician from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). As per the Bangladeshi newspaper, Dhaka Tribune, Fazor Ali ...

Munni was tending to her six‑year‑old daughter at the paediatric cardiology ward of Bangladesh Medical University (PG Hospital) on Friday when the 17‑storey building suddenly began to shake violently.

A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities say. No casualties were reported as of ...

Building owners often chase short-term gains during construction, flouting rules as Rajuk looks the other way. Every time a disaster strikes, experts raise alarms and the agency vows action. Then some ...

The 8-year-old rape victim passed away on Thursday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, after fighting for her life for a week, according to local media reports ...

Shahidul Alam is a Bangladeshi writer, photographer and human rights activist. We had violated curfew to join the protest at Shahbag, the Bangladeshi equivalent of Tahrir Square. Injured friends we ...

“To attract interest and create a buzz that would pay off with more subscriptions, the marketing team enlisted the help of Allen Swapan, a fictional character and protagonist of the original series, ...

Multiple air cargo operations will launch at Bangladesh airports days after India revoked the country’s access to its transshipment services. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is set ...

Government officials, diplomats and Christian leaders joined to reopen a historic tomb and a gateway following major renovation in a 16th-century European-era cemetery in Dhaka. The renovated Colombo ...

On a quiet October afternoon, Mary Teresa Biswas kneels beside a weathered gravestone at Dhaka’s Wari Christian Cemetery. With a wet cloth, she carefully wipes away the dirt covering her grandson’s ...