The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Terrorist who plotted to bomb London Stock Exchange was allowed to stay in UK on human rights grounds

Bangladeshi national Shah Rahman was one of four extremists found guilty over a bomb plot in 2012

Evening Standard · Apr 21

My passport gives me a vote in UK, but not in my own home in Bengal

“Didi, amake ki Bangladesh pathiye debe?” (Sister, will they send me to Bangladesh?)

Newslaundry · Apr 21

Bangladeshi student self-deports from US amid 'inhumane' ICE detention: 'I felt completely broken'

Joytu Chowdhury, a 24-year-old Bangladeshi student in Illinois who was arrested by the ICE after his student visa was revoked, said he chose to self-deport from the US because of the inhumane conditions of the ICE detention centers. Initially, he said he was determined to fight the case against him…

The Times of India · Apr 19

Pakistan and Bangladesh migrants are faking they are gay to get asylum in the UK: Report

LONDON: A shady network of immigration advisers in the UK is charging migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh thousands of pounds to pretend they are gay in order to get asylum.

The Times of India · Apr 15

Pakistani, Bangladeshi migrants pretend to be gay to remain in UK: Report

An undercover media investigation has claimed that migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh — both countries where homosexual relationships are outlawed — are being charged thousands of pounds by immigration advisors to pose as gay in order to remain in the UK.

The Times of India · Apr 15

At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea

The United Nations says at least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Survivors recount harrowing ordeal as 250 feared drowned in Andaman Sea tragedy

Overcrowded trawler carrying Rohingya refugees to Malaysia sinks due to heavy winds and rough seas

The Independent UK · Apr 15

About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

‘Bid to move us to Bangladesh’: At the Bengal poll booths where every second voter is gone

Gajol SK’s name was deleted from West Bengal’s voter rolls. Now he is afraid of what comes next.

Newslaundry · Apr 14

Wisden editor slams ‘Orwellian’ cricket authorities for being beholden to India’s ruling party

Lawrence Booth says ‘cricket has become an important piece on BJP’s geopolitical chessboard’

The Independent UK · Apr 14