In the early days of the Trump administration, the White House reduced or frozen virtually all foreign aid programs. It has also indicated plans to review and possibly revamp U.S. foreign aid in ...

Bangladesh is preparing for a crucial parliamentary election and a referendum on state reforms on February 12, 2026. The announcement of the election date marks a turning point in the country’s ...

While Hindus publicly confront mob violence against their community, Christians are apprehensive about speaking out. Bangladesh’s religious minorities have reported looting, arson, and vandalization ...

The Mrityunjayee Prangan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after a golden statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the site was toppled on August 5, 2025. Credit: Wikipedia/Md Joni Hossain “This was a destruction not ...

As exits GO, it was dramatic. On August 5th Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, fled the country she has ruled with an increasingly harsh grip since 2009. She was driven out by a vast ...

The current political turmoil in Bangladesh, which has seen the government collapse in the face of widespread protests, will pose a fresh set of challenges for the country’s economy. One of the most ...

(RNS) — After angry crowds closed in on the prime minister’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday (Aug. 5), forcing Bangladesh’s leader, Sheikh Hasina, to resign her office after 15 years and flee to ...

2024 marks a significant year in Bangladesh’s history as in August of that year, a shaky political transition took place, hoping to establish a new democracy and fortify its unsteady institutions.

Tensions between India and Bangladesh have risen to alarming levels following the recent arrest of a Hindu monk in Dhaka and allegations that Hindus are being persecuted in the Muslim-majority nation.

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Government of Bangladesh has committed to accelerated action towards a leprosy-free Bangladesh, following the conclusion of the 2026 Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) on Leprosy.

When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country. After Hasina left the country, the army took over ...