Experts warn that the black smoke billowing over Dhaka could contain toxic fumes, posing short-term respiratory risks to nearby residents. Environmental groups have already called for an air-quality assessment around the airport and adjoining neighbourhoods.

Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government.

Bangladesh’s most powerful political parties signed the charter on Friday aimed at ensuring democratic reform after next year’s elections, but celebrations by the government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus were muted after one party refused to sign and by the clashes on the capital’s streets.

A prosecutor in Bangladesh is seeking the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her

Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government.

A fire that broke out at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been brought fully under control, authorities said on Saturday evening. Flight operations were expected to resume from 9pm,

The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a adjacent chemical warehouse.

Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons has urged players to stay off social media after the team faced abuse from fans following their 3-0 ODI whitewash against Afghanistan. He also condemned the racial abuse directed at Jaker Ali,