Bangladesh

Nobel laureate gives power to newly elected government in Bangladesh

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is handing over power in Bangladesh to the new, popularly elected government.

BNP declares victory in Bangladesh election

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) declares victory in the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.

EU approves first list of safe countries of origin

The European Parliament has approved the EU's first list of so-called safe countries of origin for asylum seekers.

Myanmar military junta denies genocide against Rohingya

Report finds 287 abductees killed under Sheikh Hasina

At least 287 people were killed after being abducted during the rule of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a committee investigating disappearances has estimated.

War of the Dams Threatens India and China

The Three Gorges Dam is enormous, but now China has begun building an even bigger one - equivalent to 60 nuclear reactors. Downstream in India and Bangladesh, millions of people depend on the same water. The Delhi government wants to counter with its own giant dam. In case China turns its dam into a weapon, an Indian official told AFP.

Bangladesh: Violence after death of youth leader

Violence has erupted in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after a youth leader in the country's 2024 pro-democracy uprising died in hospital after an assassination attempt.

Six UN soldiers killed in attack in Sudan

At least six UN soldiers have been killed in an attack on a UN facility in the Kordofan region of central Sudan, the peacekeeping force UNISFA said in a statement.