Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- With women making up only 3.6 percent of candidates, political parties are once again sidelining female presence ahead of the February-12 national election.

A total of 76 women and one transgender candidates are in the fray for the parliamentary elections, comprising 61 party ...

In the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections, 51 political parties are participating, with a total of 1,967 candidates contesting ...

A three-day residential training brings together female journalists from Dhaka’s mainstream media to strengthen their ...

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A group of students staged a protest, including the burning of an effigy, against what they described as ...

Bangladesh stands at a demographic turning point. For at least three decades, the country has benefited from a youthful population, declining fertility, and an expanding workforce, which is often ...

With the 13th National Election scheduled for 12 February, electioneering in the Joypurhat-1 constituency has gathered pace ...

At least 25 people were injured and several motorcycles vandalised in a clash between BNP and Jamaat activists in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat-1 constituency on Sunday (25 January), officials and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia smiles during a rally organised by her Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Dhaka ...

Bangladesh is at a crossroads of several major social and demographic trends. Women are at the centre of these trends.

Mourners gathered today in Bangladesh at the funeral for the country's first female prime minister. Khaleda Zia died Tuesday at the age of 80. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...