May 30, 2011
Asian labourers who were arrested earlier this month for working illegally and without residency papers are still being held. Read Article Nearly 300 illegal labourers detained
May 31, 2011
Hundreds of Bangladesh's Islamic religious schools to be brought into the mainstream secular education system in a revamp costing $70m. Read Article Bangladesh to reform madrassas by folding religious schools into secular system
Jun 14, 2011
At least 127 opposition supporters have been imprisoned for up to a year since Saturday night, with more than 120 other activists detained amid sporadic violence nationwide in protests against changes to Bangladesh's election laws. Read Article Scores of opposition activists jailed as strike paralyses Bangladesh
Jul 11, 2011
The removal of a clause from the country's constitution that expressed 'absolute faith and trust in Allah' saw a 30-hour nationwide strike called by a coalition of 12 Islamic parties.
Read Article Islamists clash with riot police after Bangladesh backs secularism
Jul 13, 2011
Police launch manhunt for driver, who fled after children died when the truck they were riding home in after a football match crashed into a canal. Read Article Bangladesh mourns as 40 schoolboys die in crash
Jul 16, 2011
The notion that impunity for mass atrocities or severe human rights violations is acceptable has been shattered largely because of the accelerating development of international justice over the past two decades. Read Article Hand of international justice will punish dictators
Jul 30, 2011
Both India and Bangladesh also agreed to increase border vigilance to stop smuggling and human trafficking. Read Article Indian guards will no longer shoot Bangladeshis crossing border
Jul 31, 2011
To mark Bangladesh¿s 40th anniversary of independence, several writers and historians have revisited the details of the war, hoping to arrive at a more nuanced ¿ and ultimately more accurate ¿ version of its narrative. Read Article Bangladesh history is far from black and white
Aug 09, 2011
A Bangladesh court yeserday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son for allegedly transferring millions of dollars in bribes overseas. Read Article Arrest warrant issued for bribery scandal son of former Bangladeshi prime minister
Sep 04, 2011
In the second of an exclusive two-part interview, a Muslim mother and 9/11 widow tells Tahira Yaqoob how she rebuilt her life in the heart of Middle America, affirmed her faith and contemplates returning to the city where her husband was killed 10 years ago. Read Article In wake of 9/11 loss, Baraheen Ashrafi rebuilt her family with faith
