The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Cross-border land, sea routes can open new world, says external affairs minister in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said if land connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh become viable on a commercial scale, a world all the way to Vietnam and Philippines, from Haiphong to Hazira and from Manila to Mundra will open up, creating an east-west lateral with sweeping…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Routes via Myanmar, Bangladesh could transform Asia: EAM Jaishankar

GUWAHATI: India can overcome geography and rewrite history "if only we get the policies and the economics right", foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday while highlighting how land connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh on a commercial scale could open up "a world all the way to…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Bangladeshi trafficking victim’s repatriation cannot be stalled: Calcutta High Court

The survivor has been in Liluah Home at Howrah for safe custody since December 2017.

The Hindu · May 28, 2022

Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test

Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva was out for the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5

The Hindu · May 25, 2022

UN Official Urges World Not to Forget Rohingya Refugees

The head of the UN refugee agency urged the international community on Wednesday not to forget more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh after fleeing from neighboring Myanmar. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said he visited the camps near…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 25, 2022

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has urged the international community not to forget more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh after fleeing from neighboring Myanmar

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin maintain their top-10 positions in ICC Test rankings

DUBAI: Bangladesh's Liton Das and Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews have made valuable gains in the ICC Men's Test Rankings after fine performances in the drawn first match while there has been no movement in latest top-10 list issued by the world body.

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

‘Children are starving’: A cry for help from flood-hit Bangladesh

As floodwater recede in most areas, thousands of people now face shortages of food and other essential items.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022

The devastation in Dima Hasao and its after-effects

How important is the railway line, which straddles the tertiary mountain range between the Brahmaputra and Barak River basins, for trade and travel?

The Hindu · May 24, 2022

Floodwaters Ravage Bangladesh And India: At Least 60 Killed

Massive flooding in Bangladesh and India has resulted in the deaths of more than 60 people. What Happened: Local officials say heavy rainfall has resulted in flooding and landslides, leaving more than 150 roads in the region completely underwater and thousands of people stranded without food and clean drinking water.

Benzinga · May 23, 2022