There has been a noticeable increase in the religious extremism in Bangladesh. This trend saw a rise in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo related killings in France in the last couple of months when wide stage protests rocked Bangladesh.

Is Islamic radicalism on the rise in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh has many underutilised maritime projects. There is a long list of stalled maritime projects. Recently Bangladesh also rejected India's offer to develop gas pipeline. Watch this report

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh unable to utilise its vast marine resources

Bangladesh reported 1,788 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths of the disease on Sunday, bringing the tally to 462,407 and the death toll at 6,609, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 462,407, death toll reaches 6,609

Bangladesh is accelerating efforts to bring human traffickers to justice, the law minister said on Tuesday, after a special court set up to clear a backlog of cases secured its first conviction.

Bangladesh vows to speed up efforts to convict human traffickers

Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib al Hasan issues public apology after receives death threats for inaugurating a Kali Puja in Kolkata. Hardliners say Hasan has insulted Muslim sentiments. Isn't sports independent of religion?

Gravitas: Shakib al Hasan receives death threats

Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been forced to make a public apology after he received Islamist threats for attending a Hindu ceremony in neighbouring India.

WION Dispatch: All-rounder cricketer Shakib al-Hasan forced to apologise after islamist threats

Transgender people will soon be able to inherit property from their families, Bangladesh's law minister said Sunday, the latest effort to give the minority group more rights in the conservative Muslim-majority nation.

Transgender people to gain inheritance rights in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi teen Sadat Rahman has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for his work to stop cyberbullying of teens.

Bangladeshi teen wins International Children’s Peace Prize for combating cyberbullying

Bangladesh has signed a crucial deal with the Serum Institute of India to acquire 30 million doses of a potential vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca for COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccine: Bangladesh signs deal with Serum Institute of India

The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended thirteen Bangladeshi nationals in the border points of West Bengal's north 24 Parganas district while trying to crossover to India on Sunday.

13 Bangladeshis apprehended while crossing over to India: BSF

A religious charity has opened the first school in Bangladesh for hijras, a transgender community whose members face widespread discrimination in the mostly conservative Muslim society and often live in abject poverty.

'Beacon of hope': Bangladesh opens first school for transgender students

India's prestigious National Defense College has opened its door for 5 news countries--Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Philippines, Indonesia and Maldives and will be giving addition seats to 3 countries in the neighbourhood--Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh.

National Defence College opens doors for 5 countries; Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh get more seats

The anti-France protests by Muslim groups across the world continue. Today, at least 50,000 protesters took to the streets against the French President in Bangladesh. France says the threat of an attack on its missions abroad is 'very strong'. Palki Sharma Upadhyay has more.

Gravitas: Bangladesh: At least 50,000 protest against Emmanuel Macron

In Bangladesh, a mob attacked the homes of 10 Hindu families. In Pakistan, a teacher beheaded an effigy of Emmanuel Macron in front of students in a Madrasa. Have Islamic leaders triggered a new crisis with their criticism of the French President? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has more.

Gravitas: Angry mob burns Hindu homes in Bangladesh

As Myanmar gears up for its National Election on November 8, there is one subject that cannot be ignored- it's treatment of the Rohingya people. Over the decades, over 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to seek refuge in Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh plans to relocate 100,000 people from Cox's Bazar (the world's largest refugee camp) to the remote #BhashanChar island. What is their relocation plan? What are the challenges? WION correspondent Lakmina Jesmin Soma brings you this ground report from Bangladesh on WION Wideangle.

WION Wideangle: Rohingya crisis: A ground report from Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, at least 50,000 people staged a protest against French President Emmanuel Macron over how he dealt with the publication of Prophet Muhammad’s caricature.

Bangladesh: 50,000 people participate in anti-France rally

In a shocking display of intolerance and bigotry, a group of radical Islamists attacked over 10 Hindu families on Sunday at Korbanpur village under Muradnagar Upazila in the Comilla district of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Muslim mob attacks, burn homes of hindus over a FB post

Several Hindu households were vandalised and torched in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh, after a man reportedly showed support for France defending Prophet Mohammed cartoons on Facebook.

Hindu households vandalised in Bangladesh

Over 1.1 million Rohingya refugees are stranded in Bangladesh. The government plans to relocate 100,000 people from Cox's Bazar (the world's largest refugee camp) to the remote #BhashanChar island. What is their relocation plan? What are the challenges? Watch a ground report from Bangladesh on WION Wideangle.

WION Wideangle: Rohingya Crisis | A ground report from Bangladesh

Hundreds of people in a Bangladesh town on Thursday lynched a man who had allegedly desecrated the Quran. Two men were accused of stepping on the Muslim holy book in the main mosque of the town of Burimari, near the frontier with India.

Man lynched for desecration of Quran in Bangladesh

Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Bangladesh after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to stand firm to guard French values following knife attack in the city of Nice.

Bangladesh: Huge crowd holds protest against France President Emmanuel Macron

India has increased its engagement with Myanmar and Bangladesh on Covid-19 vaccine with in-person and virtual high-level meetings with officials of the two countries.

India increases engagement with Myanmar, Bangladesh on Covid-19 vaccine

Sexual violence against women in the South Asian country of Bangladesh is on a dangerously increase, despite a recent rule passed by the local government under which the assaulters are charged with the death penalty.

Sexual violence in Bangladesh increases despite death penalty; #EndRapeInBangladesh trends

Spike in gender-based crimes in Bangladesh, most young women never used helpline

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