DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Hundreds of Bangladeshi Muslims gathered on an open field in Dhaka on Monday to pray for rain after the metropolis of 20 million people recorded its hottest day in almost 60 years. Police said more than 500 worshippers congregated on the Aftabnagar playing ground, where popular...
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh said Saturday it had withdrawn two new school textbooks after protests from Islamist groups incensed by a curriculum overhaul to recognise transgender identities, same-sex relationships and secular science. Thousands have demonstrated in the capital Dhaka since last...
BANGLADESH Ambassador to the Philippines Borban Uddin (left) and Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado discuss programs that will benefit the province in a meeting at the provincial capitol in Tagbilaran City on Thursday, Feb. 9. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY – Gov. Aris Aumentado on Thursday, Feb....
DHAKA, BANGLADESH - The Bangladesh government has ordered the closure of 191 websites it accuses of publishing "anti-state news," stoking concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Information Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament on Monday that the government has instructed the...
A team of undergraduate students from Yale University in the US earned an honorable mention at the 45th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals held recently in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ICPC “it is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the...
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi activists said Monday they briefed the visiting UN human rights chief on gross violations including extrajudicial killings and disappearances under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Armed Police Battalion personnel stand guard along a road at Kutupalong refugee camp in...
DHAKA- Bangladesh police have arrested two men for social media posts deemed critical of a new bridge that had been trumpeted by the government as one of its greatest achievements. The Padma Multipurpose Bridge was inaugurated on the weekend in a ceremony attended by almost a million people, after...
GUWAHATI, India -- At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday. A woman holds her child as they evacuate their house submerged in a flooded area following...
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh -- Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled a brutal military crackdown five years ago. Rohingya refugees walk a "Go home campaign" rally demanding repatriation at Kutupalong...
SYLHET, Bangladesh -- Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. People prepare to get of a boat after being evacuated from a flooded area following heavy monsoon rainfalls on...
The pharmaceutical sector is one area where Bangladesh is raring to assist the Philippines. President-elect Bongbong Marcos's reception of Ambassador of Bangladesh F.M. Borhan Uddin on June 17, 2022 (BBM Media Bureau) This can be gleaned from the statement of Ambassador of Bangladesh, F.M. Borhan...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is scheduled to receive five more foreign envoys for courtesy calls on Friday morning, June 17. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) According to an advisory, Marcos will meet with Chargé d’ Affaires of Poland, Jaroslaw...
