An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Bangladesh at 10:38am (04:38 GMT), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shaking lasted for 26 seconds. Dhaka resident Shadman Sakif Islam told Al Jazeera that ...

A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, ...

A devastating fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh's capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless.

Bangladesh: Mobile Phone Traders, Students Hold Protest In Dhaka. Dhaka, Dec 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's mobile phone traders and ...

Dhaka: The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country.

DHAKA, BangladeshDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian ...

A new United Nations report shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people, while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second with a population of 36.6 million ...

Nearly 500,000 migrants flow into Dhaka, Bangladesh, each year, leaving the countryside to try to make a living in the big city. By 2025, the United Nations estimates Dhaka will grow to about 20 ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows a city view of Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo: Xinhua) An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2025 shows a city view along the Buriganga River in Dhaka, ...

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with ...

According to the UN’s 2025 urban report, Dhaka has climbed to the second spot in the global city rankings and is slated, ...