Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 4th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 182 at 9:13am on Saturday. Dhaka’s air was classified as ...

Dhaka ranked first in air pollution worldwide on Monday. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) of US-based air monitoring organization Air Visual, Dhaka held the top position globally at around ...

It is understandable that the outcome of the Feb 12 election in Bangladesh has been greeted with a sigh of relief in India. However, viewed from the perspective of democratic rectitude, the electoral ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s landslide victory, coupled with its diplomatic overtures towards India, gives New Delhi an important strategic opening to reset ties with Dhaka, shed the ...

Ahmed Ali once came across an infant’s body wrapped in a plastic bag. The 36-year-old informed the police and then carried on working. Another day, it was a gold-coloured bangle. “We don’t find riches ...

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water ...

It has vast mangrove forests, hills covered in tea plantations and record-breaking beaches, but for most tourists, Bangladesh is still a blank space on the map. The South Asia country welcomed just ...

The government and private agencies in Bangladesh have rescued at least 351 snakes from various densely populated areas in and around Dhaka city this year. Of the rescued snakes, 319 were venomous. A ...

DHAKA — At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many ...

Each year, millions of migrants leave their countries, fleeing wars and poverty. Tens of thousands pay smugglers to get them across the Mediterranean Sea in overcrowded boats from North Africa to ...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Flights have resumed at Bangladesh's main airport in Dhaka, airport officials said, six hours after a fire in the cargo section delayed flights and halted operations on Saturday.