A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity on Monday, for her role in a crackdown on last year's student-led uprising which ...

Outside the Bronx mosque where a New York City police officer was eulogized last week, a group of officers in their formal navy blue uniforms solemnly hung a banner bearing the young officer’s ...

Bangladesh secures 20% tariff on key garment exports to US India faces higher 25% tariff on apparel shipments Pakistani exporters cautious about impact of 19% tariff ...

At least 1,000 of the department’s 34,000 officers belong to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. They are members of the latest immigrant group to join the force. By Maia Coleman Inside a ...

The grief for New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam stretched from Midtown Manhattan all the way up to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx Monday night. The crying could be heard from the street ...

Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and you’ll do fine,” a friend said. By Michael Wilson and Wesley Parnell ...

The jet crashed in the capital Dhaka. LONDON, BELGRADE, Serbia, and DHAKA, Bangladesh -- At least 31 people were killed and 78 were injured when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed on a school in the ...

The recent arrests of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities have reignited concerns about the persistent and evolving nature of transnational ...

Bangladeshi infiltrators apprehended in Assam, 2022. Credit: Border Security Force On May 19, India’s Union Home Ministry issued a directive to all states and union territories to verify the ...

LONDON — Britain’s anti-corruption minister resigned on Tuesday, bowing to mounting pressure over her links to her aunt, ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tulip Siddiq said that she had ...

Michael Kugelman is director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. This article is published as part of NPR's 2024 Year of Global Elections series. It has happened many ...