Story Archive
2019-01-30
A series of attacks killed 87 people and wounded 540 others in Assam state.
2019-01-28
Nepalese committee blames pilot error while Bangladesh aviation official says air traffic controllers made mistakes.
2019-01-25
Dhaka’s anti-drug campaign forced smugglers to shift their route north, official told BenarNews.
2019-01-25
The Kohassa air station will help Delhi track Chinese military ships in Indian Ocean, analysts say.
2019-01-25
Technical, humanitarian and security assessments of Bhashan Char are needed, special rapporteur says.
2019-01-22
Officials charged 31 with illegal infiltration after they spent days trapped in no-man’s land.
2019-01-20
Suspected militant Mohammad Mamunur Rashid Ripon, who was charged in absentia, is arrested near Dhaka, police say.
2019-01-18
Project is considered “strategically important” to allow quick mobilization of military troops.
2019-01-17
At least one pair of newcomers said they left India out of fear of being deported to Myanmar.
2019-01-16
Shah Ahmed Shafi made his followers declare they would not send girls to school.
2019-01-11
Numbers are not high but trend is unusual and follows recent expulsions to Myanmar.
2019-01-11
Ain O Salish Kendra says 466 people were killed by police, compared with 162 in 2017.
2019-01-09
Dhaka slams Myanmar for saying that Rohingya and Arakan rebel groups are operating in Bangladesh.
2019-01-08
The legislation would allow non-Muslims facing persecution including in Bangladesh to become Indian citizens.
2019-01-07
Longest-serving leader in Bangladesh history is called ‘Iron Lady’ for her authoritarian leadership style.
