Bangladesh will skip the T-20 Cricket World Cup in India starting next month, its interim government said, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the South Asian neighbors.

Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.

Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled he’s seeking a “new beginning” with neighboring Bangladesh in a personal message to Tarique Rahman, acting head of the country’s largest political party.

Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh who helped usher in democracy after a tumultuous period of military rule and who dominated the country’s politics for decades, has died. She was 80.

Tarique Rahman, a frontrunner in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, ended a 17-year exile in London and returned to Bangladesh, a move that signals a major shift in the South Asian nation’s political landscape.

Violence swept through parts of Bangladesh after the death of a prominent activist behind the 2024 mass uprising, deepening concerns about the South Asian country’s fragile political transition.

A court in Bangladesh sentenced former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq in absentia to two years in prison in a case involving property deals with her aunt, the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.