Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits.

Train services in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff, demanding benefits for extra work, went on a nationwide indefinite strike that hit hundreds of thousands of people. A long-standing dispute over overtime pay and pension benefits for railway workers led to staff abstaining from work,

Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.

Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina,

Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.

In the wake of mass protests ousting Sheikh Hasina's regime, Bangladesh faces pressing needs for systemic reform. Human Rights Watch's report calls for the interim government to implement structural changes to ensure long-term democratic governance amid ongoing human rights concerns.

While confidence in the new government has encouraged migrant workers to use formal channels, viewing it as an ‘act of patriotism,’ several policies have also contributed to this trend. However, a lot

In the latest case on Jan. 24, about 100 hardliners attacked three Sufi shrines in Narshingdi district in central Bangladesh, according to the press office of Professor Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country’s interim government formed after Hasina's ouster.

Corruption stifles Bangladesh’s growth, but whistleblowers can drive change. Weak legal protections, however, leave them vulnerable. Strengthening whistleblower laws is key to fostering transparency a

Two major companies from the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Masdar, have unveiled plans to invest in Bangladesh’s port development, management, and logistics, as well as the renewable energy sector.

Bangladesh’s central bank has hired Big Four accountancy firms EY, Deloitte and KPMG to conduct an “asset quality review” of banks it claims lost $17bn to businesspeople close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina, bank governor Ahsan Mansur has said.

Argent LNG, which is developing a 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to purchase up to 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually,