Bangladesh

What will happen if Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh join Mecca Joint Defense Agreement? - analysis

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan’s new defense pact is already attracting interest from Bangladesh, Egypt, and Iran. But expansion could reshape regional security, alliances, and power balances.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
 SUPPORTERS OF the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chant slogans as they join in a rally, days after the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s bid to clear a US-wanted terror fugitive raises troubling questions - opinion

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

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A man rides his motorbike past a billboard installed alongside a road as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026.

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Key events in Bangladesh as Hasina sentenced to death - explainer

Bangladesh's court sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for ordering a deadly crackdown during 2024 protests, as the country braces for elections and reform challenges.

A man holds a poster in front of the court demanding the capital punishment ahead of the verdict on charges of crimes against humanity for a deadly crackdown on student-led protests in 2024 against the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 17, 2025.

Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown

The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February.

A protester vandalises a mural of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with paint, demanding her resignation at Teacher Student Center (TSC) area of University of Dhaka in Dhaka, August 3, 2024.

At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya's coast, Red Crescent says

The boats were carrying migrants from Bangladesh, Egypt, and Sudan. Libya has become a transit route for migrants to flee to Europe across the Mediterranean.

A member of the Red Crescent stands next to closed body bags in a location given as near Surman, Libya, after a migrant boat capsized west of Libya's capital Tripoli, in this handout image released on October 28, 2025.

Boat with Rohingya migrants sinks off Malaysia coast, hundreds missing

The status of the other two boats was unknown, and a search-and-rescue operation was ongoing, he said.

A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.

NY officer killed in Manhattan shooting remembered as hero in US, Bangladesh

The New York police officer killed in a mass shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday was an immigrant from Bangladesh. He left behind a pregnant wife and two young sons.

Police Officer Didarul Islam killed on duty during a shooting in New York.

How did a Bangladesh air force fighter jet crash into a school campus?

The bodies of at least 27 people, including 25 children, a teacher, and the jet's pilot were recovered from the debris.

Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025.

At least 27 killed, scores injured as Bangladesh air force jet crashes into college campus

The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate its cause.

Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025.

Malaysia dismantles Islamic State network involving workers from Bangladesh

Muslim-majority Malaysia has detained hundreds of people for suspected militant activities after a 2016 attack in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, that was linked to Islamic State.

 A man takes photos of the Petronas Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 15, 2025.

Tens of thousands of Islamists take to Dhaka streets to protest women's rights legislation

Protesters claimed “men and women can never be equal,” according to Human Rights Watch.

Demonstrators carry flags during a protest rally called March for Gaza, to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 12, 2025.

Bangladesh restores ‘except for Israel’ inscription on passports

When the phrase was removed in 2021, Israeli officials hoped it was a sign of warming relations.

Migrants from Bangladesh hand over their passports to a Panamanian official after arriving to the migrant reception center, in the village of Lajas Blancas, Darien Province, Panama September 26, 2024.