Workers are striking over demands for a minimum wage of 30,000 taka (£182) a month.
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Kathmandu. India and Pakistan will compete for the SAFF Championship football title in Bangladesh. India defeated Bhutan and Pakistan defeated hosts Bangladesh in the semi-finals held on Saturday t...
South Africa vs Bangladesh match prediction: South Africa are favourites for the 1st Test at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, with a 54% win probability against Bangladesh’s 46%. The hosts have won four of their last five and beat Australia by 176 runs in Cape Town, while Bangladesh have won only one of their last five. […]
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Shukri Conrad insists the batting slot at three has not become a revolving door. On 12 November, with the opening Bangladesh Test three days away, the coach explained a decision to drop David Bedingham after three matches in the role. The record tells a messier story, with several batters tried since 2024 and Bedingham gone […]
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Delhi should ensure that its territory is not used to incite violence in Bangladesh or threaten its people.
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Hasina fled to India in 2024 after mass uprising. She faces death penalty upon return
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Bangladesh’s garment workers say stagnant wages and rising living costs are forcing families to cut back on food, forgo healthcare and pull children out of school, even as the industry drives the country’s export economy.
Supporters of Sheikh Hasina want her to return from exile in India.
The ousted leader faces the prospect of being hanged upon return for her violent suppression of the 2024 uprising.
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Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, has promised that she would return to Bangladesh in December.
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Hridoy’s unbeaten 242 is the better innings, even though Mushfiqur’s 219 not out was the one that actually won a Test. Hridoy scored faster, carried a far bigger share of his side’s total and dragged Bangladesh clear of real danger against West Indies in Sylhet this November, while Mushfiqur built on a platform against Zimbabwe […]
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The former prime minister says she plans to return in December, despite a death sentence, the revocation of her travel documents and the risk of arrest.
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Hasina has asked Bangladesh’s embassy in New Delhi to issue her a new passport and identity card, signalling a possible return in December amid a death sentence and deepening political divisions at home.
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When the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 81/L.8 during its 81st session, deferring the graduation of Nepal and Bangladesh from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category to November 24, 2029, policymakers in Kathmandu and Dhaka breathed a collective sigh of relief. The decision formally amended the preparatory timeline established under General Assembly Resolution […]
Dhaka. China's Communist Party Central Committee International Department Minister Liu Haiching has expressed China's commitment to stand by Bangladesh regardless of any changes in the internationa...
Dhaka, Nov. 6: Garment workers in Bangladesh largely resumed work on Thursday after days of wage protests, although some factories remained closed and isolated demonstrations continued.
The action, in which garment workers have clashed with police, is a culmination of the apparel industry's global supply chains, which human right experts say result in poor working conditions.
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The former prime minister tells AP she is prepared to face arrest, imprisonment or death after returning from exile in India, where she fled following the 2024 uprising.