The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Four upcoming elections are set to shape the politics and security of a region that sits at the strategically sensitive junction of India and China and directly affect the lives of a population larger than that of every country in the world barring India and China.

Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years in self-imposed exile to lead his party in February’s elections

As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s overthrow has faded

Some protesters burnt pictures of Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, while others demanded a boycott

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A protest has erupted in India after a Hindu man was allegedly lynched and burned alive in Bangladesh

Last week, Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old garment worker, was beaten to death by a mob in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka sub-district in Bangladesh, over allegations of hurting religious sentiments. The case has dominated mainstream news media in India too with TV channels criticising rising fanaticism in Bangladesh and dailies calling out…

Dipu Chandra Das lynching in Bangladesh over blasphemy sparks outrage as viral video shows Hindu worker's pleas to police before mob beats and burns him

Attack comes days after assassination of another youth leader sparked nationwide unrest

Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year’s uprising, died after being shot in Dhaka

Hours after the leader of an anti-India group from Bangladesh succumbed to gunshot injuries, the offices of Bangladesh dailies Prothom Alo and The Daily Star were set ablaze by violent protesters, who also assaulted New Age editor Nurul Kabir.