The Latest Breaking News from Sheikh Hasina

UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.

At G-20 summit, France President Emmanuel Macron to focus on deepening French engagement with Indo-Pacific region. Visit to India, Bangladesh to intensify focus on region with French historic presence. Macron to recall France's determination to stand by Bangladesh on humanitarian front, Rohingya crisis and UN peacekeeping operations. Elysee Palace hosted…

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Rights groups say more than 600 people disappeared since Awami League government led by PM Sheikh Hasina came to power.

More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates are urging Bangladesh to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people

Police say they were forced to act after demonstrators suddenly attacked them while trying to break through a barricade.

Police in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January

Law minister says law will be replaced by another legislation which will remove sections that were allegedly misused.

Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to climate extremes. The nation’s topography lays its citizens bare to cyclones, flash floods, erosion and drought – not to mention the significant socio-economic impact these bring.

The prime minister faces a political crisis as tens of thousands take to the streets to demand free and fair elections.

Authors of widely cited study altered their research to hide the potential harms of masks and failed to measure mortality rates.