Dhaka, Bangladesh News

Almost a year after the deadly Rana Plaza garment factory collapse outside Dhaka, international inspections reveal most factories still need to drastically improve working conditions Overloaded ceilings, exposed cables, too few fire alarms and sprinklers, and locked emergency exits are just a few of the hazards that international safety inspectors ... (more)

The last whistle for the day had been blown as the sun slowly withdrew its stretched arm to conceal itself behind shade of the banyan trees at BKSP.

Akboria Grand Hotel, situated near Shatmatha in Bogra, a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, is celebrating a century as a business entity and for its humanitarian and social services.

In celebration of the French Language and the cultural diversity of the Francophone community, Dhaka and Chittagong are resonating again to the vibrant sounds of promoting the shared values of "La Francophonie": respect for the rule of law and human rights, gender equality, solidarity and cultural diversity.

Journalist leaders come out of a court room at the High Court in the capital on Wednesday.

Barely a fortnight ago, a fringe group of Hindu fanatics forced the clamping of a ban on Wendy Doniger's extremely insightful work, The Hindus, in India.

Ali Zaidan was ousted as Libya's prime minister by lawmakers, the culmination of a campaign by Islamists and other opponents to terminate his 17 months in office.

She's careful to point out her hometown of Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and to place the country beside India on the off chance those around her aren't geography buffs or travellers.

Students at UNC are hoping to prevent another catastrophe like the one at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh.

Lawyers for two key figures in a political payback scandal ensnaring Gov. Chris Christie's administration will go in court to try to persuade a judge not to force them to turn over text messages and other... Lawyers for two key figures in a political payback scandal ensnaring Gov. Chris Christie's administration are trying to persuade a judge not ... (more)

This Feb. 12, 2014 photo, shows a Bangladeshi garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In this Feb. 13, 2014 photo, Bangladeshi garment workers arrive for work early morning in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Traffic policemen hardly ever dare to stop cars for violating traffic rules as most of the vehicles that disregard the rules are owned by influential people who can have the policemen reprimanded or even transferred.

With the movement proceeding smoothly, despite a series of provocative acts by the Pakistan army and also through its encouragement of Bihari resistance to Bangabandhu's political programme in such areas of Dhaka city as Mirpur and Mohammadpur, a pattern had set in.

Physicians yesterday started the final stage of Bangladesh's first ever bone marrow/stem cell transplant being conducted on a blood cancer patient at Dhaka Medical College Hospital .

DHAKA: Several thousand Bangladeshi garment workers have lost their jobs after their factory was discovered with serious safety problems and shut down, officials said Monday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today accused the government of keeping control over the judiciary and forcing judges to act according to its instructions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the SAARC Literary Festival Dhaka 2014 at the National Museum.

Eskender Ali Tarafder left his village in Bagerhat in 2001 to find a job in Dhaka.

Armed with just six sledge hammers and a blow torch, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha sent in only 10 labourers to tear down this gigantic under-construction factory illegally built on the floodplains of the Turag river in Tongi.Photo: Anisur Rahman The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha yesterday staged a rather ridiculous eviction drive with 10 ... (more)