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Bangladesh

India to resume Bangladeshi tourist visas

The resumption of tourist visas in Bangladesh comes nearly two years after relations soured when New Delhi’s ally Sheikh Hasina was overthrown.
The resumption of tourist visas in Bangladesh comes nearly two years after relations soured when New Delhi’s ally Sheikh Hasina was overthrown.

Bangladesh says $389 billion climate finance goal falls short, calls for more support

Bangladesh is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change.
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change.

Bangladesh deploys army ahead of anniversary of ousted Hasina’s party

Members of the Bangladesh Army direct traffic at a temporary checkpoint in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora
Members of the Bangladesh Army direct traffic at a temporary checkpoint in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora

Bangladesh PM asks Malaysia to reopen labour market to Bangladeshi workers

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) shakes hands with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Federal Government office in Malaysia on June 22.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) shakes hands with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Federal Government office in Malaysia on June 22.

Bangladesh's premier looks to China, Malaysia for investment, jobs in first trip

FILE PHOTO: Bangladesh’s newly sworn in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman claps during an oath-taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Bangladesh’s newly sworn in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman claps during an oath-taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Malaysia on June 21 before travelling to China the following day.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Malaysia on June 21 before travelling to China the following day.

Bangladesh protests India ‘questioning’ PM’s adviser at Delhi airport

Tarique Rahman signs in as the new Prime Minister during an oath taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
Tarique Rahman signs in as the new Prime Minister during an oath taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP's landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border, share intelligence amid migrant tensions

FILE PHOTO: A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo

Bangladesh stun Australia in second cricket ODI to claim maiden series win

Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy (left) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate their team's win over Australia in the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on June 11, 2026.
Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy (left) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate their team's win over Australia in the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on June 11, 2026.

Bangladesh stun Australia in rain-affected 1st cricket one-day international

Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Matthew Short in the first one-day international (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 9, 2026.
Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Matthew Short in the first one-day international (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 9, 2026.

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