On August 5, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign and flee to India after student-led protests turned into a violent demand for change in the country.

Violent demonstrations have shattered Sheikh Hasina's aura of invincibility.

Rising Islamism at home and a shift toward China on the global stage bring political and diplomatic risks.

The smoke had hardly cleared from the Pentagon and ruins of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks before Democrats and Republicans began finger pointing: Was George W. Bush to bl

Dozens of people were killed in a new round of violent clashes between student protesters and police in Bangladesh. Thousands had gathered in the country's capital Dhaka calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

By Sajeeb Wazed Experts confirm what Bangladeshis have long known: people are not responsible for their poverty. Lack of resources, not lack of will or talent, prevent the poor from improving their ci

A surprising war of words over U.S. actions in the country highlights Dhaka's tricky balancing act.

The disaster adds to the challenges of Bangladesh's interim government, which has struggled to restore order after its longtime prime minister fled the country following a lethal crackdown on protesters.

Anti-government protests have sparked nationwide clashes in Bangladesh between police and university students. At least 150 people have been killed - and some of those caught up in the bloodshed have

The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days beginning Sunday as the South Asian country is facing its longest heatwave in 75 years. Bangladesh reported the season's highest temperature at 42.7 degrees Celsius on Friday in the south-western district of Chuadan...

A week after Bangladesh's long-time leader, Sheikh Hasina, was deposed, there's a sense of cautious optimism in the capital of Khaka as the interim government begins rebuilding the nation.

Rebel group's Rakhine takeover in Myanmar risks China's Belt and Road, India's trade and Bangladesh's Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh's recent descent into lawlessness poses a foreign policy challenge for President Trump, especially because his predecessor supported last August's regime cha

NEW DELHI, India, Dec 10 (IPS) - Even as India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Bangladesh amid strain in ties over attacks on Hindu minorities, he carried with him a bag of complaints: it sure was not a good will mission. It was one where India has focused on its discomfort, rather anger, over the persecution of Hindus under the new regime in Bangladesh.

ROME, Jan 22 (IPS) - The parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh on 7 January, 2024, has created much controversy in the country, terming it an "election of the Awami League (AL) government, for the AL government and by the AL government", by many. Internationally, China and India have congratulated the government for victory and organization of a fair election. But, several western countries have termed it as…

Bangladesh's democracy hangs in the balance after the prime minister fled Dhaka.

The main dialogue of Bangladesh's foreign policy is friendship to all, malice towards none. Nothing in international politics is permanent. With the passage of time, the calculus of friendship and en

The main dialogue of Bangladesh's foreign policy is friendship to all, malice towards none. Nothing in international politics is permanent. With the passage of time, the calculus of friendship and...

Ahead of South Asian nation going to the polls in January, AI-generated disinformation has become a growing problem