A top Bangladeshi military official is on a rare visit to Pakistan and visited the General Headquarters in (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday to hold meetings with Pakistan military leadership.

The Constitution Reform Commission has recommended identifying citizens of Bangladesh as 'Bangladeshi' instead of 'Bengali'. In its report submitted to its chief advisor today (15 January), the ...

The message was loud and clear, "Enough is enough." The following month, an influential Bengali director, who was accused of sexual harassment by several women over the years, was accused of the ...

The referral came as Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigates Siddiq, Hasina and other members of their family for alleged embezzlement of billions of pounds connected to a ...

Bangladesh faced off with India Sunday over tensions at the border as the neighbouring country’s foreign ministry summoned High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express “deep concern” over “recent ...

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The Labour frontbencher had faced calls to step down after authorities in Bangladesh opened a probe into her aunt, former PM Sheikh Hasina. In a letter to Keir Starmer, Ms Siddiq wrote that while ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s City minister Tulip Siddiq has been named in a second probe by authorities in Bangladesh as she ...

New Delhi: India summoned the top Bangladeshi diplomat earlier on Monday (Jan 13) as border row escalated between the South Asian neighbours. Tensions have been reported at the India-Bangladesh border ...

Pre-colonial Trajectory Across the Bay of Bengal and the Malay Sea "A thousand years have I been roaming the world's pathways/ From Ceylon to Malaya in the darkness of night across oceans/ Much ...

Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq is facing mounting calls to resign over allegations about properties linked to her aunt - the deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Siddiq ...

Sushmita's deep love for authentic Bengali cuisine is no secret. (Photo Credit: Instagram/@sushmitasen47) Sushmita Sen's Instagram timeline is all about good vibes and great food. The actress ...