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46 killed in massive fire at shopping mall in Dhaka
Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey shopping mall in Dhaka overnight...

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 5th term
Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the...

Hasina wins 5th term as PM in poll marred by Oppn boycott, low turnout
Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term...

Dhaka: Train from town bordering India set afire, 4 killed
Rediff.com6 Jan 2024

At least four people, including two children, were killed and many injured in Dhaka on...

20 killed, several hurt as goods, passenger trains collide in Bangladesh
Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

Fire service officials on the spot said three passenger carriages were upturned and...

Super Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts
Rediff.com14 May 2023

Super cyclone Mocha made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday after...

Deadly blast at building in Dhaka kills 16, over 100 injured
Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The cause of the explosion could not be known immediately, but local residents...

Bangladesh keen to revise Adani Power deal; cites high coal price
Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

Bangladesh has sought revision of a 2017 power purchase agreement with Adani Power Ltd...

How fierce 3-day India-Pak battle heralded final victory in 1971
Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Dhaka emerged as the free capital of independent Bangladesh on December 16, 1971 after...

Tension escalates at Bangladesh-Myanmar border after shelling
Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

"Bangladesh does want war," home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters in...

After 3 years Sheikh Hasina to visit India on Sep 5 for talks
Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to travel to India on September 5...

Bangladesh: 5 terrorists get death for 2015 mosque bombing
Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

All the convicts belonged to outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.

40 killed, 450 hurt in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot
Rediff.com5 Jun 2022

On Saturday night, the fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in...

Ferry fire leaves 40 dead, 150 injured in Bangladesh
Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

At least 40 people died and nearly 150 others were injured on Friday after a packed...

Kovind inaugurates Dhaka's Kali Mandir destroyed by Pak Army in 1971
Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

The temple was totally destroyed by the Pakistani Army's operation codenamed 'Operation...

President Kovind attends Victory Day Parade in Dhaka
Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday attended the Victory Day Parade as the 'Guest of...

Bangladesh has special place in India's neighbourhood first policy: Kovind
Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

President Kovind, who arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day on his maiden State visit at...

President Kovind to embark on 3-day visit to Bangladesh
Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday on a maiden three-day State...

Bangladesh riots: Key suspect admits to communal stir up
Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

A key suspect and his accomplice accused of fanning communal hatred on social media and...

2nd key suspect behind attack on Hindus in B'desh arrested
Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

At least 70 houses and shops of the Hindus were torched in attacks at Pirganj following...