Bangladesh

Thousands of activists from an Islamic group on Monday marched in the Bangladeshi capital, calling on the government to cut diplomatic relations with France over cartoons that depicted prophet Mohammed, police said. SEE ALSO: Macron fires…

Nigeria is to benefit from 7.2 million pound research support funded by the UK government for 20 new research projects, to help address the impact of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities. The support, which aimed at…

The death toll from an explosion-triggered fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has risen to 11, police and physicians said on Saturday. The explosion occurred on Friday night when Muslim worshippers were…

Five men, including the head of the facility, two teachers and a counsellor were arrested on Saturday

Bangladesh recorded over 3,500 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total in the country to 112,306. A senior health ministry official, Nasima Sultana, said in a briefing on Sunday that “3,531 new COVID-19 positive cases and 39…

Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh on Friday were struggling to restore road links, communication lines and electricity after a devastating cyclone in which no fewer than 95 people were killed. Indian Prime Minister…

An estimated 10,000 devotees attended the funeral of an Islamist party leader in eastern Bangladesh in defiance of restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus, police said on Saturday. SEE ALSO: At Least 10 killed, Scores Wounded in…

A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday for the murder of Nusrat Jahan, an 18-year-old girl. Jahan was set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the headteacher of the…

A young lady has been delivered of a set of twins just about a month after she had a baby boy. Interestingly, the Bangladeshi lady, Arifa Sultana is just 20 years-old. According to her doctor, Sheila Poddar, Arifa had given birth to a…

Fire broke out at a high-rise building in a commercial area of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, Thursday, trapping many people and prompting some to jump to safety, Police and fire Officials said. Over 12 people were injured, just as fire…

As many as 70 people died in a major fire that engulfed several buildings in a centuries-old neighborhood of the Bangladesh capital, a fire official said on Thursday, warning the toll could climb as fire fighters scour the rubble. Lax…

A Bangladesh court sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to two extra years in prison for corruption on Monday, lawyers said. Khaleda was jailed for five years in a separate case in February. The terms will…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation into Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya that triggered the minority group’s mass exodus to Bangladesh, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday. The examination…

Pre-monsoon thunderstorms and lightning strikes in Bangladesh have killed dozens of Bangladeshis, officials reported on Thursday. A director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, Iftekharul Islam told AFP, most of the victims…

Nepali rescue workers have been scrambling to look for survivors in airplane crash near Kathmandu airport on Monday. A Bangladeshi passenger plane en route to Kathmandu airport crashed after reportedly catching fire when trying to land. At…