India will withdraw its diplomats' families and dependents from Bangladesh in the face of security threats as tension rises ahead of a February 12 general election, an Indian official said on Wednesday.

Thousands of pilgrims gathered at a Marian shrine in northern Bangladesh on Jan. 16 to express gratitude to Mary for protecting villagers during the country’s 1971 War of Independence.

Move was a precautionary measure after several protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and a violent demonstration near the mission in Chattogram.| India News

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.

As mosquitoes spread dengue and chikungunya, Bangladeshi cleanup crews are taking public health into their own hands.

Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month,

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.