In the swamplands along Bangladesh's mighty Padma River, snakes slithering through villages have become an unrelenting menace, leaving residents terrified and hospitals overwhelmed with bite victims.The hospital treated more than 1,

(Corrects dateline to Oct 7 (not Oct 8) and removes PIX from the slug.) By Sam Jahan and Ruma Paul BHANGURA, Bangladesh (Reuters) -In flood-prone regions of Bangladesh, solar-powered “floating schools” ensure children do not miss class when rising waters cut off roads and villages.

Ireland have included five potential Test debutants in their squad for the tour of Bangladesh next month. Cade Carmichael, Liam McCarthy, Jordan Neill and Stephen Doheny have all been included in a red-ball side for the first time,

UK-based Tarique Rahman says his Bangladesh Nationalist party is ready to lead country after Sheikh Hasina’s ousting

In a landmark diplomatic victory, Bangladesh has been elected President of the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, marking the

Heather Knight finishes unbeaten on 79 as England hold on to secure a four-wicket victory against a spirited Bangladesh side in a nervy encounter in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Bangladesh’s top air force officer, announced last month that his country’s interim government had given an in-principle approval for the purchase of “multirole combat and attack aircraft” plus new surface-to-air missiles and long-range radars.

A 'floating schools' initiative launched in 2002 has grown into a nationwide model in Bangladesh and has been emulated in flood-prone countries around the world.

Clashes between security forces and Bangladesh's indigenous community protesting the alleged rape of a girl left three people dead in late September. However, a video circulating in Burmese social media posts does not show soldiers shooting at demonstrators in the South Asian country's southeastern region bordering Myanmar -- the footage was in fact taken in the capital Dhaka during mass unrest that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.