Bangladesh: How torturers become UN peacekeepers
The family has requested Nimesh's body to be exhumed for a second postmortem, a request the authorities have since granted. The exhumation is scheduled for April 23.…
Bangladesh students demand generational change
Following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi students are calling for the removal of those affiliated with the old establishment from the country's university campuses.…
Death toll rises as protests continue in Bangladesh
Authorities in Bangladesh have imposed a new nationwide curfew after more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured in a fresh wave of anti-government protests. Demonstrators are demanding that Prime Minister…
Why are students protesting in Bangladesh?
Dozens killed, government offices torched, internet blackout — Bangladesh has been gripped by violence after relentless clashes over the job quota system. Why are the students so furious about the quotas?…
Dozens killed in Bangladesh protests with death toll rising
The death toll in Bangladesh continues to climb as police clash with students on the streets of the capital Dhaka. What started as demonstrations against the allocation of government jobs has spiraled…
Bangladesh shuts down universities amid unrest
Bangladeshi authorities cut several mobile internet services on Thursday for "security" reasons following student protests.…
Bangladesh suspends mobile internet after student protests
Protests continued after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promised a probe into the death of six demonstrators. Students are demanding equal access to public sector jobs.…
Massive floods affect millions in Bangladesh, India
Massive floods have swept through swathes of Bangladesh and India in recent days. The rains and flood waters have killed scores of people and have left millions affected. Though monsoon rains are…
The Bangladesh hunting hound in danger of extinction
Tall and lean with a powerful chest, the rare Sarail hound has been treasured in Bangladesh for centuries. But the dogs -- believed to have descended from English greyhounds and sighthounds owned…
Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island
Bangladesh has begun relocating a second group of nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal, despite calls from human rights groups to halt the process.…
Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation
Officials say none of them are being moved against their will, and that it would ease overcrowding in camps that are home to more than 1 million Rohingya who have fled neighbouring…