Bangladesh's most popular Bengali blog platform has been blocked by telecom regulators in what critics Wednesday denounced as an assault on freedom of expression.

Bangladesh shuts down popular blogging site in crackdown

At least 70 people were killed when fire tore through crumbling apartment blocks in a historic part of Dhaka, setting off a chain of explosions and a wall of flames down nearby streets, officials said Thursday.

Dhaka fire: Death toll rises to 70, officials say body count could go up still further

Security was tight Friday in Bangladesh as hundreds of thousands of people gathered for a Muslim gathering rivalling the Hajj in Mecca for size. The Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation, draws up to three million Muslims from Bangladesh and abroad on the banks of the river Turag at the factory town of Tongi.

Security tight for Bangladesh 'mini-Hajj'

Bangladeshi traders have received export orders worth 2 billion Taka (Rs 169.79 crore) at the recently concluded 24th Dhaka International Trade Fair, a media report said on Sunday.

Bangladesh: Dhaka trade fair receives 2 billion Taka in export orders

The versatile actor Pankaj Tripathi has explored variety of platforms and mediums to entertain his audiences for more than a decade now. He is one of the best actors that Bollywood has currently.

Pankaj Tripathi bags his first international project with Chris Hemsworth

Mamunur Rashid was a key 'decision-maker' in Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned homegrown Islamist militant outfit blamed for the attack.

Bangladesh arrests Islamist extremist over deadly cafe attack

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League and its allies won a landslide victory in the general elections on Sunday, bagging 288 of the total 299 seats which went to the polls.

I will be everyone's premier, first priority to continue economic reforms: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Sunday's elections saw the Awami League-led Grand Alliance securing a landslide victory by winning 288 seats.

Sushma Swaraj congratulates Bangladesh foreign minister on election victory

Bangladesh polls: Opposition leader Kamal Hossian calls for fresh vote

Out of the 299 parliamentary constituencies that went to polls, six saw the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), a regular feature in neighbouring India since decades ago.

Bangladesh uses EVMs for first time in general election

Bangladesh Polls: Counting amid tight security underway

Bangladesh polls: Voters cast vote with EVMs for the first time

Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has donned the hat of a column writer for a leading Urdu newspaper, stirring a debate among journalists as to how the media house allowed the head of a banned terror group to write on the Kashmir issue and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed becomes ‘contributing writer’ in Pakistani newspaper

Chris 'Thor' Hemsworth is in India, guys! The 'Avengers' star arrived in Ahmedabad recently and will soon start shooting for Netflix film 'Dhaka' that co-stars Manoj Bajpayee and Randeep Hooda.

Chris Hemsworth is in India to shoot for a film with Manoj Bajpayee, Randeep Hooda

It was founded in 1997 and has its permanent secretariat in Dhaka. It functions in 14 different areas of cooperation

Nepal proposes dates for Bimstec Summit

The BSF report has been shared with the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs

Bangladeshi terror groups trying to bring in weapons from Karachi: BSF report

At present, the travel time between the two cities is over 30 hours which will now be cut down to just 10 hours

Travel time between Agartala, Kolkata to reduce by more than half

Officials said the BSF will take up the issue of the continuous inflow of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) from across the border

India, Bangladesh border forces to meet in Dhaka next week

Myanmar on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with Dhaka and amid the United Nations' warnings that the country is not ready for their return

Myanmar repatriates first Rohingya refugee family: Government

The government commission formed to investigate the March 12 incident of US-Bangla plane crash has come under fire for not giving an official statement even after one week since the incident has taken place

Nepal plane crash: Probe team criticised for delay in filing report

There were some 70 people on board of which 17 have been rescued so far

Nepal plane crash: Rescue workers pull bodies out of wreckage

Zia, 72, was imprisoned for five years by the Special Court-5 in the capital, Dhaka on February 8, in connection with embezzlement of US $252,000 in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage Trust

Thousands protest in Dhaka, demand release of jailed leader Khaleda Zia

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner briefed the press about the 'extensive security measures' for New Year's Eve on December 31

Dhaka Police bans rooftop parties on New Year's eve

The injured were immediately taken to the hospital

Seven killed in bus-truck collision on Dhaka highway

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