The BNP is likely to focus on messages that ensure homes for slum dwellers and security for all in Dhaka-17, from which party acting chairman Tarique Rahman is running.

DHAKA, Bangladesh(AP) — A fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The ...

A massive fire swept through one of Dhaka’s biggest slums on Tuesday evening (Nov 25), destroying long rows of tin-roofed shanties and leaving thousands of people homeless. Officials said no deaths ...

Dhaka: The growth of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, largely represents the spread of a fragile economic geography, with the ...