Once politicised to serve centralised interests, Bangladesh's local government system now lies in disarray. The interim government’s reform agenda offers hope, but is it enough to revive grassroots ...

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

The average lifespan of a constitution, often called a ‘living document’, has not increased to the same extent over the last ...

Textbook delays threaten learning outcomes for over 43 million students in the South Asian nation, some educators warn.

The family of Sheikh Hasina were at the forefront of the independence movement but were soon linked to allegations of corruption and authoritarianism.

Bangladesh’s supreme court has acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her. The move paves the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says ...

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving ...

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving ...

Lebanon is set to extradite the son of late senior Muslim cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi to the United Arab Emirates after the country's caretaker cabinet approved the move on Tuesday, the Lebanese prime ...

The new textbooks state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with ...

Bangladesh’s interim government has revised the national curriculum, replacing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with General Ziaur Rahman as the nation’s founding figure. The move, it says, aims to ...

People aware of the development said Bangladesh's schools will get new textbooks in which it will be declared that Ziaur Rahman, husband of current BNP chief Khaleda Zia and former President, and not ...