The incident comes amid intensified scrutiny of Bangladesh’s deteriorating law and order situation ahead of crucial national elections and drawing sharp criticism of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

Rahman, 60, is the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, one of two major political parties in the South Asian nation of more than 170 million people. His return is seen as politically significant ahead of the next election set for Feb. 12 under the current interim government.

Khaleda, whose second stint as prime minister ended in 2006, never regained power but her feud with Sheikh Hasina continued to dominate politics in the South Asian country.

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Bangladesh will not play their Twenty20 World Cup matches in India after Mustafizur Rahman was released by his Indian Premier League team amid growing tensions between the countries, Bangladesh's cricket board (BCB) said on Sunday.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the country's very existence cannot be imagined without 1971 war.

Smoke engulfs the office building of Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, after rightwing mobs set in on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the night of Dec. 18-19, 2025.

Huge crowds have arrived at the venue of the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who died Tuesday in the nation's capital.

Bangladesh and Pakistan's air chiefs have held a discussion on the "potential procurement" of JF-17 Thunder aircraft, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate of Pakistan.