Bangladesh will elect a new president on August 20, the Election Commission announced on Thursday, two weeks after Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned citing health complications. Parliament members will vote between 2 pm and…
Bangladesh began rationing fuel on Sunday as worsening Middle East tensions intensified an energy shortage. The country imports 95% of its oil and gas. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation restricted sales for most vehicles…
Odisha Police said 42 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly living illegally in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were deported, while six of 48 identified people remain at a holding centre in Athagarh pending administrative clearances. Police…
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has taken 433 wickets in 105 Tests, one short of matching India great Kapil Dev’s 434. Two wickets in Australia’s series against Bangladesh, beginning on 13 August,…
More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh campus clashes on 4 August, followed by at least 30 injuries the next day, The Hindu reports. Violence involved the BNP student wing, Jatiotabadi…
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, warned that Bangladesh could become a source of terrorist recruitment, creating risks for India’s eastern border. Speaking virtually from the United…
Windows were smashed and petrol bombs were thrown at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s ancestral home in Magura on Wednesday, The Hindu and Rediff.com report. Police said the unoccupied property…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said the upcoming two Test series against Bangladesh in Darwin, starting August 13 at Marrara Stadium, presents a refreshing challenge given how unfamiliar the ground, pitch and…
Bangladesh’s government said it was “outraged” after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a virtual press conference from India on August 5, the second anniversary of the uprising that removed her from…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she plans to return to Bangladesh in December, despite possible arrest, imprisonment or threats to her life. The Hindu reports that she may return…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.