Both countries have expressed willingness to revisit the 1996 agreement’s terms, up for renewal in December 2026. A new treaty would have to account for future needs of rising populations, besides cli ...

The new parliament will feature a significant number of new faces, with first‑time lawmakers set to take up the roles of both the leader of the House and the opposition leader for the first time in ...

In Bangladesh's election, one woman who rose to prominence fighting former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government finds herself competing against a man she once risked her safety to defend. Today, ...

Today, people in Bangladesh are casting ballots in their first fair nationwide elections in years. Former ruler Sheikh Hasina left power in August 2024 after mass protests. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has held its first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina’s government. The balloting on Thursday was mostly peaceful in a vote seen as a ...

Polls opened across Bangladesh on Thursday for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil. (AP Video by Al ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party headed by the son of a former prime minister was projected to form the next government as the South Asian nation on Thursday held its first ...

Bangladeshis will be voting for a new government on February 12. This is the first election since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power by student-led protests on August 5, 2024. Hasina’s ...

A Dhaka court has deferred the hearing on framing charges in a sedition case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others to 2 March. The case involves allegations that the accused ...