The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

This is the moment an earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, shakes the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, as Bangladesh took on Ireland in a Test match.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken central Bangladesh, killing at least six people and leaving dozens injured

Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Ireland briefly halted after tremors jolt Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium

Ohid Ahmed had planned to stand in Bangladesh’s forthcoming general election

The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by a domestic war crimes court is being seen by many as another episode of vendetta politics in the country. This may set the stage for another spell of political uncertainty in Bangladesh. At the same time, the verdict…

The sentence to death against Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity is seen as a chance for national healing after the violent uprising last year that killed hundreds and ended her 15-year rule

Dhaka pushes New Delhi to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka presses New Delhi for extradition after special tribunal sentences former leader and her home minister to death for overseeing last year’s crackdown on street protests

Bangladesh’s capital and major cities are calm despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Residents had called for Ms Khan to resign after she began campaigning to become a Bangladesh National Party (BNP) candidate

On Monday, former Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, was convicted to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for “crimes against humanity” over her brutal crackdown of the student-led protests last year.