Thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers are protesting in country's capital because they want to return to Saudi Arabia. However, visas and work permits of many workers have expired and there are no flights or flight tickets available.

Bangladeshi migrant workers want to return to Riyadh

Students and residents in Dhaka are feeding stray dogs and wild monkeys that typically rely on food waste and may be going hungry amid coronavirus measures that have closed restaurants and slowed human movement.

Dhaka animal-lovers feed stray dogs and monkeys amid virus squeeze on food sources

With more than 7,000 Bangladeshi police infected with the new coronavirus, officials are hoping yoga will boost immunity and relieve stress for officers. On Monday (June 15), over 200 police officers in the capital of Dhaka attended a yoga session.

Bangladesh police turn to yoga as virus infections cross 7,000

Thousands of people rushed to the markets and a large number of vehicles led to traffic snarls in Dhaka as the Bangladesh government began to ease the COVID-19 lockdown, amidst fears that the disease may spike as the country reported over 14,000 cases of COVID-19, according to a media report on Monday.

Thousands flock to markets in Dhaka as government eases COVID-19 lockdown

India has kicked off Mission 'Vande Bharat' - the biggest evacuation mission that the world has seen in peace time. India will bring back around 15,000 Indians in the first week of the mission alone.

Gravitas: India kicks off world's biggest evacuation mission

As part of the mission 'Vande Bharat' which has been intitiated by the Indian government to bring back all Indian citizens stranded in other countries due to coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown, over 1,000 people will be evacuated today.

Over 1,000 people to be evacuated on day 2 of India's Vande Bharat Mission

If you need more any reason to fan over Chris Hemsworth, we have one! The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ star recently shooting for his upcoming Netflix film ‘Extraction’ with some Indian cast and crew including actors like Randeep Hooda, Priyanshu Painyuli and newcomer Rudhraksh Jaiswal said something in Hindi that will melt your heart.

Watch: Chris Hemsworth say Shah Rukh Khan's dialogue from 'DDLJ'

Dhaka is awash with millions of plastic-laminated campaign posters ahead of elections in the Bangladeshi capital, and environmentalists are up in arms. These posters - of which there are an estimated 304 million - will likely end up in sewers, rivers and canals, says activist Sharif Jamil.

Bangladesh capital awash with plastic-coated posters

Protests erupted in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka after the city polls coincided with the annual Saraswati puja festival. Saraswati puja is also known as Basant Panchami, which is one of the biggest religious festivals of the Hindu community in Bangladesh. The polls are scheduled for January 30.

Dhaka Polls Vs Saraswati Puja: Plea to change poll date rejected

Protests erupted in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka after the city polls coincided with the annual Saraswati puja festival. The polls are scheduled for January 30, the same day as Saraswati puja also known as Basant Panchami festival which is one of the biggest religious festivals of the Hindu community in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Protests erupt in Dhaka after poll date clashes with Saraswati puja

On Sunday night, a 21-year-old student of Dhaka University in Bangladesh was attacked and raped. This incident has triggered massive protests in Dhaka. Details in this report. #Bangladesh #Dhaka #RapeInDhaka #Gravitas

Gravitas: Massive protests in Bangladesh after 21-year old student raped in Dhaka

The sexual assault of a student at a top university in Bangladesh triggered angry protests in the country on Monday, with demonstrators urging the death penalty for convicted rapists.

Student's rape triggers protests in Dhaka

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's ties with Bangladesh remained on solid footing until recently. Five years ago, a landmark boundary agreement was signed.

How CAA and NRC affect India-Bangladesh ties

2016 Dhaka terror attack verdict: Seven convicts sentenced to death. Watch video to know more.

2016 Dhaka terror attack verdict: Seven convicts sentenced to death

A special tribunal will soon deliver its verdict in the case pertaining to the Holey Artisan Cafe attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead in 2016.

Bangladesh: Court to announce verdict on 2016 Dhaka cafe terrorist attack

Students in Bangladesh staged protests and blocked major roads Monday after an undergraduate was beaten to death, allegedly by ruling party activists, for criticising the government over a water-sharing deal with India.

Bangladesh student killing sparks university protests

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed a range of issues including a direct flight between Agartala and Dhaka.

Tripura CM meets Hasina, discusses range of issues including direct flight between Dhaka, Agartala

Ride-sharing motorbike services are surging in popularity in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, where nightmare traffic often means that walking is faster than travelling by car or bus.

Motorbike ridesharing services surge in popularity in Dhaka

Bangladesh's prime minister has blamed Myanmar for the failure of a recent attempt to repatriate Rohingya refugees, saying its neighbouring country did not do enough to win the community's trust.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blames Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation failure

Bangladesh on Thursday said it has banned two aid agencies from Rohingya camps in the country's southeast, alleging they were telling refugees to reject repatriation to their homeland in Myanmar.

Bangladesh bans two aid agencies from Rohingya refugee camps

Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of "rampant" sex abuse at the hands of teachers and older pupils in Islamic schools, breaking their silence on a taboo topic in the conservative country.

Bangladeshis speak up about 'rampant' rapes in Islamic schools

Myanmar on Friday pushed the blame for its second failed attempt to repatriate the Rohingya in Bangladesh, a day after not a single refugee turned up to return to conflict-scarred Rakhine state.

Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

After a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart A K Abdul Momen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said there is "no change" in India's position on the proposed Teesta water-sharing agreement between New Delhi and Dhaka.

'No change' in Teesta water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh: S Jaishankar

At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladesh capital and destroyed thousands of shanties, officials said Sunday.

At least 10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum

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