From above, Dhaka feels endless. Boats crowd the Buriganga River as it winds through one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Beneath the haze, this waterway has powered trade, movement, and ...

Brigadier General Muhammad Masud Razzaq (R) talks during a media briefing in Dhaka January 19, 2012. The Bangladesh army said on Thursday it foiled a coup attempt by retired and serving officers late ...

Fifty years ago, Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan amid devastating climate disaster. The year before, in 1970, the Bhola cyclone had killed up to half a million people. The human toll of the ...

The night of March 25, 1971, etched in history as the Black Night, remains a scar on Bangladesh’s collective memory. On this night, the Pakistan military launched “Operation Searchlight,” a brutal ...

Mushfiqur Rahim surpassed Mominul Haque to become Bangladesh's highest Test centurion, scoring a resilient 137 runs off 233 balls in the second Test against Pakistan in Sylhet. He is also the highest ...

Radical changes to the school curriculum are routine in Bangladesh - Copyright AFP Munir Uz Zaman Radical changes to the school curriculum are routine in Bangladesh ...