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Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government.
Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to arrest alleged supporters of the deposed Awami League government.
A prosecutor in Bangladesh is seeking the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave the country.
Police have used teargas, stun grenades and batons to disperse protesters outside Bangladesh’s national Parliament complex
Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.
The interim government has launched an initiative to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, Bangladesh's largest export destination, in a bid to safeguard privileged access to its market after graduating from the least developed country (LDC) category in 2026.
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) facilitated a knowledge-sharing session between the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s Health Informatics Unit, focusing on the digitalisation of national health care systems.