Bangladeshi “Tree Man” with rare skin disease to undergo surgery
A Bangladeshi man dubbed the "Tree Man" for huge bark-like warts on his hands and feet will be undergoing surgery to remove the unusual...
Bangladesh considering dropping Islam as national religion
Government officials in Bangladesh are considering dropping Islam as the country’s national religion.
Reports say that Dr Abdur Razzak, a leading member of Bangladesh’s ruling...
Bangladesh stays execution of Abdul Quader Molla
The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has stayed the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla following a last-minute appeal by his lawyers.
Abdul Quader Molla's...
Hasina regime hangs fifth Jamaat-e-Islam leader for 1971 war crimes
Bangladeshi authorities have hanged another senior leader of the country's largest Islamic party for alleged war crimes committed during the war of independence from...
Bangladesh High Court passes law stopping women being forced to wear burqa
The High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that women cannot be forced to wear the burqa or the niqab.
This follows a similar but more...
Leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Motiur Rahman hanged by Hasina regime
Bangladesh has executed the leader of the country's largest Islamic political party for crimes allegedly committed during the war of independence against Pakistan in...
Sheikh Hasina reignites patriotism by setting Guinness record for choir singing of national anthem
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis along with the country's head of the government sang the national anthem in the capital city of Dhaka on...
Huge demonstration in Bangladesh gives government 24 hours to cut ties with France
At least 50,000 people have staged a huge demonstration in Bangladesh over Emmanuel Macron’s stance on the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet...
Bangladesh to ban Dr Zakir Naik’s Peace TV
Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in...
Rohingya Muslims banned from marrying Bangladeshi nationals
Bangladesh’s government has banned marriage between Bangladesh nationals and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, claiming that the latter are attempting to use marriage to gain...
