Dhaka, Bangladesh News

The process to begin paying compensation to the victims of the Rana Plaza collapse is less than two weeks away, but only seven of the 28 international brands linked to garment factories in the building have contributed to a fund.

'I did not take leaving my full-time job lightly. I recognized that it was a huge risk.

The seed fund is investing an undisclosed amount in ChalDal , an online grocery site based in Dhaka and founded last year by Waseem Alim, Tejas Viswanath and Zia Ashraf.

Agartala, March 13 : After the Indian border guards started using non-lethal weapons, crimes along the India-Bangladesh border have increased, an official said here Thursday.

Like many before it, struggling retailer American Apparel 's latest campaign has stirred plenty of controversy.

A Bangladeshi man who for decades walked daily from dawn to dusk in the capital Dhaka, trailed by believers of his supposed healing powers, died on Thursday, police said.

WAM DHAKA, 13th March, 2014 -- U.A.E. Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Saeed bin Hajar Al Shehi, met today with Bangladesh's Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister, Rashed Khan Menon.

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.