Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied.

The Bangladesh government has formed a fact-finding committee to look into the BPL's non-payment of players during the 2024-25 season. The country's sports ministry made the announcement on Thursday, amid the payment issue heating up.

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) - Top Turkish business group Koc Holdings has planned to set up a component manufacturing plant in Bangladesh in an effort to export components to its factories all over the world, senior company officials said today.

Trains were canceled across Bangladesh on Tuesday as railway staff went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, affecting tens of thousands of passengers and freight transport. Saidur Rahman,

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) - Top US businessman Gentry Beach today called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and expressed his desire to invest in Bangladesh.

Singer Bangladesh Limited, a subsidiary of Beko, a global appliance brand based in Türkiye, launched its state-of-the-art home appliances plant in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ), located in the Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj.

They have declared that they will not play under Butler and have even threatened mass retirement if he remains in charge.

Train services in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff, demanding benefits for extra work, went on a nationwide indefinite strike that hit hundreds of thousands of people.

There are a lot of folks outside Bangladesh who are rooting for this democratic transition to work and can bring some expertise to the table. The government should seek technical assistance, monitoring, and reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN rights experts.

Train services in Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after railway workers ended their indefinite strike, which had brought the country’s rail network to a halt. The strike, which began on Tuesday, caused significant disruptions for commuters and businesses.

This week, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the “State of Anticipatory Action 2024” report, highlighting the transformative potential of anticipatory action (AA) in disaster

The Bangladesh student and people’s uprising of July and August last year overthrew the government of Sheikh Hasina, who had been running the country since 2009. She was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.