A women’s football match was cancelled in Bangladesh yesterday after protests by Islamist hardliners forced organisers to call off the fixture, the second

The French traveller Bernier was profoundly amazed by the diversity and abundance he witnessed in East Bengal, now Bangladesh. Unfortunately, much of these traditions and wealth have become relics of the past due to a legacy of misrule and bad foreign and domestic politics.

There are a lot of folks outside Bangladesh who are rooting for this democratic transition to work and can bring some expertise to the table. The government should seek technical assistance, monitoring, and reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN rights experts.

Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.

Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.

Stressing that US President Donald Trump's foreign policy is going to be staunchly transactional, American scholar Michael Kugelman anticipates a big shift in US-Bangladesh relations, from one focused on aid and assistance for development and reforms during the last months of Biden to one that will become much more governed by a what's-in-it-for-me and what's-in-it-for-America type of mindset.

The Bangladeshi authorities are seeking proposals to build 19 solar plants with capacities ranging from 70 MW to 100 MW across several regions.

In the wake of mass protests ousting Sheikh Hasina's regime, Bangladesh faces pressing needs for systemic reform. Human Rights Watch's report calls for the interim government to implement structural changes to ensure long-term democratic governance amid ongoing human rights concerns.

Argent LNG, which is developing a 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to purchase up to 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually,

Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina,

The harassment of journalists inside a Dhaka courtroom by a section of lawyers is a grave assault on press freedom