Two young Bangladeshis look at their mobile phones near Dhaka University, Aug. 30, 2021.

Bangladesh Ruling Party Mobilizes Online Propaganda Army to Target Next Election

Move will give Awami League stronger grip on state, say opposition and critics.

Motorists drive on a road under heavy smog conditions in Dhaka, Nov. 26, 2019.

Report: Air Pollution May Decrease Life Expectancy in Bangladesh, Southeast Asia

2021-09-02

It has a more devastating impact than tuberculosis or cigarette smoking, report finds.

Police escort militants (wearing helmets) from a group affiliated with al-Qaeda outside a Dhaka courtroom after they were convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of two gay rights activists five years ago, Aug. 31, 2021.

Bangladesh Court Condemns 6 Militants to Death in Killings of Gay Rights Activists

2021-08-31

Ansar al-Islam members hacked to death Xulhaz Mannan and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy in April 2016.

Afghans studying in Bangladesh who were evacuated from Kabul are seen on a bus, Aug. 28, 2021

Bangladesh University Jubilant after Afghan Students Evacuated from Kabul

2021-08-30

Buses carrying Afghan women were five minutes away from site of suicide bombings at Kabul airport last week.

Bangladeshi workers unload tannery waste at the Tannery Industrial Area on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in Savar, Bangladesh, June 28, 2018.

Bangladesh: Committee Raises Alarm Over Toxic Pollution from New Tanneries’ Hub

Officials blame a Chinese firm that built a waste treatment plant at an industrial estate near Dhaka.

United Nations Security Council envoys arrive at Cox’s Bazar Airport in Bangladesh, April 28, 2018.

Chinese Firms to Build $184 M Airport-Runway Extension in SE Bangladesh

Expansion at airport in southeastern Cox’s Bazar will open up local beach to international tourists, officials say.

A screen grab shows people carrying an injured person to a hospital after a bomb attack at Kabul airport, Aug. 26, 2021.

Bangladesh Trying to Evacuate Afghan Students as Bombings Hit Kabul Airport

Group is safe, foreign ministry source says, but future of evacuations uncertain.

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