Bangladesh will remain dependent on foreign aid to finance its development projects for at least three more years, according to both official and independent reports.11:30 AM on July 12
Taking a cue from China, Bangladesh might introduce a one-child policy to control its spiralling population growth.10:30 PM on July 11
Simmering anger over mounting food prices threatened to spark renewed protests in impoverished Bangladesh that might force its caretaker government to delay lifting emergency rule, analysts warned.9:00 AM on July 11
Former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the caretaker government plans to extend land transit and port facilities to India and has vowed to oppose it.2:01 PM on July 10
Enthused by partial success in its dialogue with the political parties, Bangladesh's military-backed interim government is planning to discuss economic issues with the parties ahead of elections.2:00 PM on July 09
At least 21 people were killed and 25 injured Monday when a passenger bus collided with another vehicle in Bangladesh's eastern district of Comilla.7:32 PM on July 07
Herself on parole after being jailed on graft charges for a year, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the caretaker government to take tough measures against the corrupt.2:58 PM on July 07
Criticised at home and in countries that import its goods, Bangladesh's military-backed government is set to partially lift curbs on trade unions.1:02 PM on July 07
Bangladesh's military-backed government is set to amend its law to facilitate bail for several high profile politicians and officials for the parliamentary elections promised for December.12:01 PM on July 06
Plunged into a media whirlpool within hours of her engagement to criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj becoming public, 20-year-old Nepali beauty Nihita Biswas Saturday took up cudgels on behalf of her jailed 64-year-old love to fight media allegations that he is a bigamist.12:00 PM on July 05
Continuing with its anti-graft drive, Bangladesh's caretaker government has sued former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman for allegedly drawing money for a non-existent orphanage.12:31 PM on July 04
Ministers from eight South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries have resolved to work together to build regional capacity for mitigating the impacts of climate change and consult each other before international negotiations.12:31 PM on July 04
Bangladesh's military-backed caretaker government and Awami League, the country's largest political party, for the first time engaged in formal talks that were conciliatory, but both sides kept options open on key issues.12:30 PM on July 04
Sheel Kant Sharma, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) secretary general, says nations in the region miss business opportunities worth $8 billion a year due to non-cooperation and could double the amount of investments they attract by checking corruption.5:32 PM on July 03
The interim government's drive against corruption has been cited by a report as one of the three main reasons for the slide in Bangladesh's domestic and foreign investment.1:00 PM on July 03