Browsing: Bangladesh

BANGKOK —  The number of Rohingya taking risky boat trips across the Andaman Sea to flee mounting hunger and hopelessness…

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to “eliminate competition” ahead of general…

Gazipur, Bangladesh —  Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas Thursday, officials and witnesses said, as violence broke out…

Bangladesh’s government announced a higher minimum wage for garment workers on Tuesday, raising it 56% to about $113 per month.…

In the bustling heart of Dhaka, where the rhythms of commerce often drown out the cries of the marginalized, one…

Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers broke up a major rally in…

Dhaka —  Two people were killed and dozens injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Tuesday between anti-government protesters and police…

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Bangladesh’s main opposition leader and more than 100 other top party members were charged on Sunday with…

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Authorities in Bangladesh detained a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which called for a…

The European Union’s autumn summit, held this week in Brussels, was attended by a new prime minister who is a…