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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 ...

In Bengali homes, fish curry is not just a dish, but an emotion, which is lived every day. It's the aroma of mustard oil, and marinate that accentuate the flavours and make you crave more. Here's the ...

Akshay Kumar's 'Bhooth Bangla' has a new release date: May 15, 2026. This horror-comedy, reuniting Kumar with director Priyadarshan after 14 years, promises a return to slapstick scares. The film, ...

Hindus in Bangladesh are "living in fear" after a horrific lynching and public burning of a 27-year-old Hindu man for allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohammed. Warning: This story contains graphic ...

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 ...

Dhaka’s already strained relationship with New Delhi has come under fresh pressure after a Bangladeshi opposition leader threatened to shelter separatists targeting India’s sensitive northeast region ...

Bangladesh on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly attack on Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving under the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Sudan. Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and ...

A drone attack has hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The attack on Saturday hit the peacekeeping logistics base in ...