The Bangladesh government on Tuesday revoked the 'Bir Muktijoddha' (freedom fighter) status for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is the founding father of the nation.

The changes in the definition were made under a new ordinance issued late Tuesday (3 June) night, with amendments made to the National Freedom Fighters’ Council Act ...

Bangladeshi prosecutors have accused former leader Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, of "crimes against humanity" during last year's uprising against her rule.

Dhaka: It was a dismal day for Sheikh Hasina and her family. Hours after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina was ...

The idea of patriotism never seems to have appealed to the Pakistani army, which grew up from the colonial past only to ...

Whether it is Pakistan, China, Bangladesh or Myanmar, the unfinished business of history haunts the region every day ...

Political analyst Prof Dr. Mahbub Ullah has described BNP founder and Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman as a nation builder ...

Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party have rallied in the capital, Dhaka, ...

Bangladesh’s student revolution unleashed chaos and sectarian violence. Can the coming elections renew its democracy?

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who branded Sheikh Hasina’s government as the “world’s worst autocratic,” is now ...

Bangladesh's interim government deployed paramilitary forces at the secretariat in Dhaka as protests against a new service ...

Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday deployed paramilitary forces at the secretariat as protests by government employees against a new service law, which allows easier ...