Bangladesh

India Tightens Border Trade With Bangladesh, Restricts Some Fabric Shipments to Ocean Routes
India is imposing further restrictions on Bangladeshi exporters, preventing them from shipping certain materials including woven fabrics, jute and flax yarn through its land ports.The move, established by the...
Video shows quake-hit building in Myanmar, not proof of corruption in Bangladesh
A video circulating ahead of the first anniversary of protests that culminated in the ouster of Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina shows a fire station damaged by an earthquake...
Nepal begins electricity export to Bangladesh
Nepal has initiated the export of 40MW of electricity to Bangladesh, utilising India's power grid in a landmark move on regional energy cooperation. The move also marks India's pivotal...
Starmer declines to meet Bangladesh leader tracking down missing billions
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sir Keir Starmer has turned down a request to meet Bangladesh’s...
Student abuse clip filmed in Pakistan, not Bangladesh
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Japan’s Watami to open training centre in Bangladesh
Watami, a restaurant group based in Japan, has announced plans to open a training centre in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, as reported by Nikkei Asia. The centre will train...
‘I don’t want to be here. But we can’t go home’: what life is like for people forced to flee floods and fighting
In 2024, the number of internally displaced people around the world reached 83.4m, the highest figure ever recorded. Men, women, children, whole families and generations have been forced to...
UK crime agency freezes London properties linked to former Bangladesh regime
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Britain’s National Crime Agency has obtained freezing orders on two London...
Footage shows woman leading Muslim prayer in India, not Bangladesh
As women in socially conservative Bangladesh are generally not allowed to lead Muslim prayers, footage purportedly depicting a Bangladeshi woman breaking taboo sparked anger on social media. But the...
Arrest warrant issued for Tulip Siddiq in Bangladesh
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A Bangladeshi arrest warrant has been issued for former UK City...
Old video from India falsely shared as ‘locals fighting robbers in Bangladesh’
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Photo of Hindu idol falsely linked to unrest in Muslim-majority Bangladesh
As protesters demolished a museum to the father of Muslim-majority Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, an image purportedly showing a Hindu relic found at the building surfaced online. The...