More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates, including former US President Barack Obama and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, have penned an open letter urging Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to suspend legal proceedings against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Obama & other global leaders rally for Muhammad Yunus, pen open letter to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that China will always stay beside Bangladesh and will support it in joining BRICS. According to a report by The Daily Star on Thursday (August 25), Jinping gave assurance to Hasina on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg.

China to support Bangladesh in joining BRICS, expedite signing of preferential free trade agreement

Bangladesh is in turmoil. Tens of thousands of people are on the streets. Opposition is organising large-scale protests. The protesters are demanding PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

Why are people in Bangladesh calling for PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation?

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's decision to inaugurate 50 new model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country is raising eyebrows.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates model mosques across the country

The political climate in Bangladesh is pretty tense the police are firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party, allies stage protest across nation

Sheikh Hasina and Khaled Zia's party at war: Ahead of polls

Fresh clashes broke out in Dhaka as the activists from the main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party demanded the resignation of the ruling government. The incident reported one death and 50 injuries this is as per the local media reports. As of now the supporters of the BNP clashed with the ruling party student Wing that is Bangladesh Chatra League in the capital city of Dhaka.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party demands government resignation

The capital city of Dhaka witnessed massive protests by the opposition parties who demanded prime minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation to ensure free and fair elections in January next year. The protestors headed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party saw the largest turnouts in recent times with thousands of supporters hitting the streets.

Thousands of supporters rally in Dhaka as opposition demands Hasina's resignation

In Muslim-majority Bangladesh, transgender people are commonly known as hijra, a derogatory term. Considered a harbinger of bad omen they are despised in families as well as in society.

Bangladesh transgender community: On the road to equality and progress

As the United States announced a visa policy to promote democratic elections in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday (June 3) that there was no use worrying about visas and sanctions.

Bangladesh PM reacts to US visa policy to promote democratic polls in her country: 'No use worrying...'

Officials in Bangladesh say they will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections. This comes after the US said it is adopting a new policy to restrict visas for Bangladeshis who undermine the democratic election process at home. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said under the new policy the United States will restrict issuing visas for any Bangladeshi individual involved in undermining the democratic election process.

US restricts visas for Bangladeshi nationals, PM Sheikh Hasina accused of vote manipulation

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims that the United States is meddling in Bangladesh's general elections. She blamed Washington of supporting a military dictator and hence trying to topple the government. Hasina further said that the US has the power to overthrow any government.

US meddling in Bangladesh's general elections? Sheikh Hasina accuses US of trying to topple govt

A journalist from a leading newspaper in Bangladesh was charged on Wednesday (March 29) for producing false news after a story on high food prices went viral. According to a report by the news agency AFP, the journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams has been charged under the draconian Digital Security Act.

Bangladesh: Journalist charged under draconian law for story on high food prices

The first energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh will be opened on Saturday (March 18) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina via video conference.

New paradigm in India-Bangladesh ties: PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate cross-border energy pipeline

In a shocking but not altogether surprising move, fourteen Hindu temples in Thakurgaon in Bangladesh were vandalised on February 5, in a series of pre-meditated attacks.

Bangladesh elections are likely to be tough for parties

Bangladesh's opposition parties led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged multiple public meetings at several places across Bangladesh as they continued their combined efforts to press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and announce fresh elections at the earliest.

Bangladesh: Opposition holds multiple protests, demands PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation

Bangladesh on Wednesday opened its first Metro rail line in the capital Dhaka, which is one of the world's most densely populated cities. The new elevated train network has been in development for nearly 10 years and is slated to grow to over a hundred stations with six lines crisscrossing the city by 2030.

Bangladesh opens its first Metro rail line to decongest clogged streets of capital Dhaka

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been re-elected as the party chief of Awami League (AL) for the 10th consecutive term on Saturday (December 24). Hasina has now become the longest-serving president of the ruling Awami League since 1981.

Sheikh Hasina elected Awami League president for 10th consecutive term

The police in Bangladesh have arrested two main leaders of the Opposition party, the BNP arrests have come a day before the Opposition's planned rally in the capital city of Dhaka to call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Dhaka is witnessing a violent crackdown of the Opposition.

Bangladesh: Two Opposition leaders arrested; arrests ahead of mega anti-govt rally

Two days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh announced that the country will hold its next general elections in January 2024, Opposition's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) mounted huge protest in the capital Dhaka's Golapbag.

Bangladesh: Opposition stages massive protest against PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka

The police on Friday arrested two main opposition leaders of Bangladesh, a day before the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had planned a rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Police arrest top opposition leaders of Bangladesh, ahead of rally to demand PM's resignation

Bangladesh will hold its next general election in the first week of January in 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the leader of Awami League, announced at a rally in Dhaka's Cox Bazar on Wednesday.

Bangladesh to go to polls in Jan 2024, announces Sheikh Hasina, seeking her fifth term

After much back-and-forth on the Taiwan issue, US and China finally met on the sidelines of the UNGA and discussed the delicate issue. However, China's foreign ministry, in a statement on the meeting, said the United States was sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on Taiwan.

Morning news brief: US, China hold talks on Taiwan, India slams Pakistan & more

After Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif took a rather subtle dig at western nations for climate change affecting his country in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina took a similar approach and targeted the rich countries.

After Sharif, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina calls out 'rich' & 'developed' nations on climate change

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