Brigadier General Muhammad Masud Razzaq (R) talks during a media briefing in Dhaka January 19, 2012. The Bangladesh army said on Thursday it foiled a coup attempt by retired and serving officers late ...

After a long period of military rule, the military’s overt role in politics has diminished since the 1990s – as evidenced by its restrained role during the revolution of July-August 2024. Peacekeepers ...

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Fertile, but poor, Bangladesh straddles the estuary of the River Ganges. It is a country of almost 150 million crowded into an area not much larger than the British Isles with a rich cricket history.

The church no longer exists, and a Muslim family has since settled on the land. However, the district’s official website still preserves its history online. A garden now occupies the site of ...