DHAKA, Bangladesh – A crowded ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in a river in eastern Bangladesh on Thursday, leaving at least 28 people dead and more feared missing, a police official said ...

DHAKA, BangladeshDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian ...

DHAKA/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bangladesh is imposing a 28 percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local production revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said on Thursday. The ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Quran, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were tortured and ...

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh may impose a 28 percent import tax on rice to support local farmers as production from the summer-sown crop is set to surpass the target, two government officials said on ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant early Saturday to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives.

Bangladesh's economy is projected to grow around 5 percent in 2026, supported by easing inflation and strong remittance ...

DHAKA — Bangladesh’s top court has ruled that women no longer need to declare if they are virgins on marriage certificates after a five-year legal battle by women’s rights groups trying to protect ...