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A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. (Photo: AFP)

16 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for burning 19-year-old woman...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint...

24 Oct 2019 7:27 AM

Nusrat could not be reached for comment. (Photo: Facebook)

This Bangladeshi MP hired 8 lookalikes to sit for her exams, expelled...

Tamanna Nusrat, from the ruling Awami League party, is accused of paying the lookalikes to pretend to be her in at least...

23 Oct 2019 6:07 AM

Thousands protested against police across Bangladesh on Monday, a day after at least four people died when officers fired on a crowd in one of the countrys deadliest religious riots to date. (Photo: AFP)

4 dead in firing at protest over Hindu man's post in Bangladesh

In 2016, angry Muslims attacked Hindu temples in an eastern town over a Facebook post that allegedly mocked one of...

22 Oct 2019 5:38 AM

The powder turns the grey hair red but does not change the remaining black hair. (Photo: AFP)

Orange beard trend takes over Bangladesh

Orange is the new grey for Bangladesh beards.

21 Oct 2019 9:30 AM

Defence minister Rajnath Singh leaves Parliament during the Budget Session in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Will make J&K 'developed state' in 5-7 years: Rajnath Singh

Several BJP leaders have on many occasions blamed Article 370 as a barrier in the development of J&K.

17 Oct 2019 2:58 PM

Further talking to enhancing trade and investments between the two countries, she said huge potential exists in Bangladesh for Indian business community in different sectors. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: What Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina told her cook after India's...

The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India's sudden decision to stop onion exports has lead to a bit of difficulty...

4 Oct 2019 2:48 PM

Retail onion prices are ruling at around Rs 60-80 per kg.

Onion reaches eye-watering prices in Asian countries after India bans...

Whether it's Pakistani curry, Bangladeshi biryani or Indian sambar, consumers have developed serious dependence on...

2 Oct 2019 1:06 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her birthday greetings to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee, Sheikh Hasina to hold meeting on sidelines of...

According to sources in the Bangladesh PM's office, both the leaders will be present during the match and the...

22 Nov 2019 5:32 AM

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, We are very close now, so we presume that all the names which we have shared with the Pakistani side, stand confirmed. (Photo: ANI)

'Completely fake, malicious': India condemns news of PM's...

Raveesh Kumar attached a statement by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, terming the letter as 'completely fake and...

14 Nov 2019 5:08 AM

At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, police said. (Representational Image)

15 dead, 58 injured as 2 trains collide in Bangladesh

The circumstances surrounding the accident were under investigation, a railway official told reporters.

12 Nov 2019 5:04 AM

Vehicles were stranded in various cities of Assam due to heavy blockade. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh asks India to increase Guwahati security amid protests over...

The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said that Indian envoy Das met acting foreign secretary Ahsan at his office on...

13 Dec 2019 5:31 AM

Children lining up for relief supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar. (Photo: AFP)

31 Rohingya in limbo on Bangladesh-India border

This group crossed barbed-wire fences along Indian part of border, but Bangladesh border guards stopped them from...

21 Jan 2019 3:02 PM