Bangladesh

Bangladesh dengue fever surge strains hospitals as case numbers pass 42,000

At least four dengue patients died, and 1,558 others were hospitalized in the past 24 hours, according to health ministry data, marking the highest daily admission tally recorded so far this year.

|ByREUTERS
A worker washes his face after working in a utensil making factory under hazardous working conditions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 17, 2026.
An experimental model of Israel Aerospace Industries' Lavi aircraft (left) and a Chinese J-10 fighter jet (right); Illustrative.

Chinese fighter jet based on Israeli design sold to Muslim-majority Uzbekistan

The Chinese J-10 is cheaper than the American F-16 and is marketed to countries that don't want to buy US-made fighter jets.

|ByUDI ETZION
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.

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.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE / THE MEDIA LINE
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

The US State Department continues to offer a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Bangladeshi fugitive, but retired military officers are trying to prevent it.

|BySALAH UDDIN SHOAIB COUDHURY

Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh

"Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water."

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByREUTERS
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis

"These provocative acts may lead to unwarranted consequences."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017ByREUTERS
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

Now is the time for Israel to help Bangladeshi Hindus

Israel has nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking a stance in favor of the Bangladeshi Hindus.

AUGUST 30, 2017ByRACHEL AVRAHAM
A MAN sells photo frames with pictures of Hindu religious figures near a temple ahead of observance of Rakher Upabash in Dhaka, Bangladesh