Widespread violence in Bangladesh has left at least 174 people dead, according to an AFP tally on July 24. Facebook posts shared thousands of times, however, falsely reported that leading ...

Bangladesh's former PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 6 months in prison for contempt of court, along with others.

The newspaper suspended operations after the Bangladesh Press Council, a quasi-judicial, government-funded body, rejected its appeal for publication against a government shutdown order ...

"Shutting down a newspaper and jailing its editor shows the Bangladesh government apparently fears a free and unencumbered press," said Tej Thapa, South Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sentenced to six months in prison in connection with a contempt ...

Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime ...

The only newspaper run by Bangladesh's opposition party ceased publishing after the government suspended its licence, raising concerns about diminishing freedom of the press in the country.. The ...

Police in Bangladesh on Thursday arrested the acting editor of a pro-opposition newspaper on several charges, including sedition. Mahmudur Rahman of the Bengali-language Amar Desh newspaper was ...

DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Editors of major daily newspapers in Bangladesh's capital formed a human chain on Monday to protest a new digital security law they say will stifle freedom of speech and ...

Bangladesh has sought a $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the Daily Star newspaper reported on Tuesday, joining South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Sri Lanka in seeking help ...

Police closed Inqilab, one of Bangladesh's oldest newspapers, and accused it of falsifying a report alleging Indian forces took part in a crackdown on antigovernment protesters.