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February 11, 2025

Awami League, Opposition Activists Among Hundreds...

At least 1,600 people, including scores belonging to Bangladesh’s deposed former ruling party, were swept up in a crackdown launched by authorities over the weekend, court documents show, days after protesters destroyed a museum memorializing the country’s founding father.

February 7, 2025

স্মৃতি জাদুঘর ধ্বংসের পর নানামুখী প্রতিক্রিয়া,...

ধানমন্ডির ৩২ নম্বর বাড়িতে ভাঙচুরের ঘটনাকে ”অনভিপ্রেত ও অনাকাঙ্ক্ষিত” উল্লেখ করে শেখ হাসিনার উসকানিমূলক বক্তব্যেকে দায়ী করে বিবৃতি করে দেয় অন্তর্বতীকালীন সরকার।

February 6, 2025

Bangladeshis Demolish Museum Honoring Ousted PM...

Angry protesters in Dhaka razed a museum memorializing Bangladesh’s founding leader, a building they called the country’s “symbol of fascism” – a reference to his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

February 5, 2025

Bangladesh Interim Govt’s Six-Month Report Card

When a popular uprising against her authoritarianism drove Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh in August, its populace went delirious with joy – buoyed by hope for the swift dawn of a true democracy.

January 17, 2025

In Bangladesh, Demands Rise for Deeper...

Demands are rising in Bangladesh for Britain to further investigate London properties linked to a politician-niece of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose alleged corruption has already led to her relative resigning as a U.K. minister.

January 16, 2025

Proposed Bangladesh Reforms Drastically Curtail PM’s...

commission formed to propose measures to democratize the Bangladesh constitution after a mass uprising brought down the government last year has recommended drastically curtailing the prime  minister’s powers – and replacing “secularism” with “pluralism” as one of the guiding governance principles.

January 10, 2025

Despite Yunus Govt Promises on Press...

Five months after the repressive Awami League government fell, with an interim administration preaching freedom of the press, some Bangladeshi media are producing critical coverage but others are censoring themselves, saying there is “an atmosphere of fear.” 

January 8, 2025

Families of Missing Bangladesh Pro-Democracy Protesters...

The Health and Family Welfare Ministry established a special cell on Oct. 27, 2024, to collect reports of missing persons linked to the mass protests. The cell reported it had not received complaints but expected to collect them from police.

September 5, 2024

‘Outsiders’ Blamed for Disruption as Bangladesh...

Bangladeshi workers launched protests for a third consecutive day outside about 130 garment factories on Tuesday to demand higher wages, marking the first such action in the country’s all-important ready-made garment sector since an interim government took office last month.

August 7, 2024

Nobel Winner Muhammad Yunus: Microloans Pioneer...

Muhammad Yunus has long advocated for peace through prosperity.Now, the 84-year-old Nobel laureate has to restore stability to Bangladesh in the face of a flailing economy with angry youth battling unemployment and citizens crushed by the burden of inflation.

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