Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh opposition says two top party leaders taken by police

Protests sparked by power cuts and fuel price hikes have erupted across the country in recent months, demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down in favour of fresh elections under a caretaker government

Movement for Bangla language gave us Independence from Pakistan, says Bangladesh PM on imposition of Urdu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will arrive on a four-day visit to India later today

Shahidul Alam on Bangladesh govt's crackdown: 'Where sycophancy is norm, truth is viewed as a sickness'

Shahidul Alam, one of the most prominent faces in South Asian photography, was picked up from his house in August, hours after his scathing interview with Al Jazeera about student protests for safer roads. Unsettled by the intense global outrage that followed, the authorities in Bangladesh have recently permitted his release. In this exclusive, wide-ranging interview, he talks about his incarceration, freedom of expression, journalism, activism, politics, custodial torture and his plans to work on prison reform.

Bangladesh student protests: Activists go into hiding, delete social media posts after police arrest 100 for incitement to violence

The moves have sparked fear among activists in Bangladesh. Almost all the students who have led the protests have gone into hiding.

Students end protests on road safety in Bangladesh after nine days; education ministry to hold meet tomorrow

The unprecedented protests by the students in Bangladesh demanding better road safety end after nine-day-long stir that left over 150 people injured in clashes with riots police

Bangladesh proposes India's induction as 'observer nation' in Organisation of Islamic Conference

Bangladesh has proposed restructuring of the charter of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to pave way for inclusion of non-Muslim countries like India as an "observer state".

Sushma Swaraj meets ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia in Dhaka; discuss upcoming polls

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia

Rohingya crisis: Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh will continue to help refugees fleeing Myanmar violence

Hasina said the government was pursuing a plan to build temporary shelters for the Rohingya on an island with the help of international aid agencies

Rohingya crisis is both humanitarian and security issue, says Bangladesh minister Shahriar Alam

Over 3,79,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state and arrived in Bangladesh since the militants' attacks on Myanmar security forces on 25 August

Myanmar violence: Bangladesh agrees to free land to shelter Rohingya refugees fleeing Rakhine state

The new camp will help relieve some pressure on existing settlements in the Bangladeshi border district of Cox's Bazar, where nearly 300,000 Rohingya have arrived since 25 August.