A devastating fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless

DHAKA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said on Sunday, as her self-exiled son and acting party chief Tarique Rahman signaled uncertainty over his return.

She was once cast as a secular heroine, the daughter of a revolutionary leader, whose brutal assassination in the 1970s defined her meteoric political ascent.

A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bangladesh around 12:56am today (2 December), with noticeable tremors felt in Chattogram and nearby areas. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre was located 81 kilometres east of Falam in Myanmar.

Father Robert Terence McCahill cares for poor disabled people in Bangladesh. Ths week marks 50 years of service for the 88-year-old priest, who cycles 12-15 miles daily.

rime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, extending India’s support and wishing her a quick recovery.

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has described her two year prison sentence in Bangladesh as 'deeply unfair' after a court convicted her on corruption charges.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday said that the shared sacrifices of Bangladesh and India during the Liberation War of 1971 connect the two countries emotionally and remain a constant inspiration in advancing bilateral relations.