Mahbubur Rahman

A Bangladesh court sentenced two students to death today for the 2013 murder of a secular blogger, delivering the first convictions over a series of such killings that have rattled the Muslim-majority nation.

At least 25 people, mostly women and children, were killed and dozens were injured in a stampede in Bangladesh today when hundreds of destitute people rushed for a clothing charity handout to mark the holy month of Ramadan, police said.

Bangladesh police said they were investigating a suspected arson attack on one of the country's largest garment factories which produces clothes for Western brands.

A Bangladesh court sentenced two students to death today for the 2013 murder of a secular blogger, delivering the first convictions over a series of such killings that have rattled the Muslim-majority nation.

At least 25 people, mostly women and children, were killed and dozens were injured in a stampede in Bangladesh today when hundreds of destitute people rushed for a clothing charity handout to mark the holy month of Ramadan, police said.

Bangladesh police said they were investigating a suspected arson attack on one of the country's largest garment factories which produces clothes for Western brands.