The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Bangladeshi officials were investigating on Wednesday why power was cut to about three quarters of the country, halting the vital garment sector and telecommunications services for about 10 hours.

A roadside bomb killed three United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh and injured several others in northwest Central African Republic on Monday, the U.N. said.

Bangladesh’s economic project is on track, but the political process needs attention 

A failure in Bangladesh’s power grid plunged much of the country into a blackout

Large swathes of Bangladesh were left without electricity on Tuesday after a grid failure, a government official said, adding that authorities were working to gradually restore power supply in the country of 168 million people.

The UN says the Digital Security Act is being used to punish criticism of government, including environmental policies.

More than a dozen missing after a fishing trawler bound for Malaysia runs into bad weather in the Bay of Bengal.

Bangladesh are basking in the glory of South Asian Championship success – and drawing envious glances from Pakistan

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a written message from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, concerning the strong and solid bilateral relations that bind the two brotherly countries and peoples, and ways to support and enhance them in various fields,…