For most of his adult life, Rafiul Alam did not believe that voting was worth the walk to the polling station. He is 27, grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood of Dhaka, and became eligible to vote ...

On February 12, Bangladesh is scheduled to hold its first general elections since the country’s August 2024 Monsoon revolution. But ahead of the elections, attacks on women, girls, and religious ...

Akshay Kumar’s horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla has got a new release date. The film, which was earlier set to be released in theatres on April 2, 2026, will now release on May 15, 2026, the makers ...

The inclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, has sparked controversy in Maharashtra as politicians and ...

Inclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, has kicked up a political row with leaders of the Bharatiya ...

No hotel in Siliguri will provide accommodation to any Bangladeshi tourist, even those arriving on a medical visa, said Ujjal Ghosh, the Joint Secretary of the Greater Siliguri Hoteliers Welfare ...

Five people were arrested in connection with the lynching incident. What began as a search for employment ended in an unthinkable tragedy for a young migrant worker from Chhattisgarh.

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NEW DELHI: A Hindu youth was beaten to death by a mob and his body set on fire in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Thursday night following allegations of blasphemy, BBC Bangla reported, amid ...

Amid anti-India protests in Bangladesh, a young Hindu man was killed in a mob lynching in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh district over allegations of insulting Islam. Angry protestors then set the body ...

Bangladesh has been plunged into political tension and public outrage following the death of a prominent student leader and political figure. Sharif Osman Hadi, known for his role in the 2024 student ...

A Bangladeshi leader form the 2024 student uprising, Osman Hadi, has died on Thursday. As per the official statement issued from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore, Sharif Osman Hadi ...