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Dec 21, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal
DHAKA - Bangladesh's interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Bangladesh polls could take place end-2025, interim government chief says
DHAKA - Elections in Bangladesh could be held by the end of 2025, the head of the country's interim government said on Monday, provided...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Bangladesh army chief pledges support for Yunus' interim government 'come what may'
DHAKA - Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the...
Sep 12, 20244 min read
Exclusive-On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
BANGKOK - Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority...
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...
Aug 8, 20243 min read
Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...
Aug 8, 20244 min read
Bangladesh new interim leader Yunus heads home, government to be sworn in on Thursday
DHAKA - The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to...
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says
DHAKA - Hundreds of Hindu houses, businesses and temples have been vandalised since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a...
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say
DHAKA - Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested...
Aug 7, 20241 min read
India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh, Indian official sources say
NEW DELHI - India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh,...
Aug 7, 20244 min read
Exclusive-Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate
DHAKA/NEW DELHI - The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a...
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