Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday extended Eid-ul-Adha greetings to the citizens, stating that festivities have come at a time of “profound crisis and hardship” endured by the people across the country. In a statement shared by the Awami League on X, Hasina expressed grave concerns over the “pain and suffering” of the people in Bangladesh.”For the past 21 months, leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Awami League have faced brutal killings, cont…
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Dhaka, May 22 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Friday called on Bangladeshi authorities to drop all charges against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Haque, alleging that they were targetted for their work as media professionals. Amnesty International urged the authorities to uphold and protect the right to freedom of expression, including media freedom, in line with Bangladesh’s international human rights obligations.The appeal came after the International Crime…
Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the targeted attacks on its leaders, activists, and their families that have continued unabated in 2026. The party warned that persistent silence from the international community on the issue could push the country further into brutality and prolonged political violence.Condemning the recent incident in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, where 55-year-old Syada Begum died while trying to protect her son…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Despite the political upheaval in Bangladesh with the overthrow of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024 and ‘anti-India’ rhetoric launched by the new regime, what stands out is that there was no disruption in the power supply from India to the neighbouring country through the cross border infrastructure built over the years, according to a news article. The two countries had spent years constructing an energy partnership — pipelines, power gri…
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS) As concerns mount over shrinking political intolerance in Bangladesh, a woman died after allegedly being assaulted while trying to protect her son during an attack triggered by a laughter reaction to a social media post, according to local media reports.The incident unfolded on Saturday evening in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar District, where 55-year-old Syada Begum succumbed to injuries following the attack by workers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its studen…
New York, May 16 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group called on Bangladeshi authorities to release journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu, who were recently arrested in a crimes-against-humanity case filed at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the authorities to stop using the tribunal as a tool to target journalists.The appeal came after the ICT on May 14 ordered journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu, along…
Dhaka, May 14 (IANS) Garbage collection can earn lucrative profits in the Bangladesh capital; so attractive are the earnings that acquiring the “job” requires “blessings” from those in power, according to a media report. In the heart of Dhaka, the seemingly mundane business of household waste management has become a gainful trade, deeply entangled with political patronage, according to a report in Bangladesh’s popular Bengali daily Prothom Alo on Thursday.It revealed how control over g…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Bangladesh and Pakistan began their first-ever Air Staff talks in Dhaka, days after Bangladeshi security agencies reportedly cracked down on a large Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) module within the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), a report detailed on Tuesday. Citing official documents, ‘Northeast News’ reported that a five-member delegation of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers led by Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed arrived in Dhaka on May 10 for a five-day visit.“Two weeks a…
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday conveyed heartfelt wishes to Suvendu Adhikari on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) landslide victory in the state Legislative Assembly elections. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations and warmest wishes to Shri Suvendu Adhikari on behalf of myself personally and the people of Bangladesh for the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the…
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed a rise of mob violence during the 18-month tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, with critics arguing that these incidents were not isolated outbursts of anger but part of a wider climate of “organised disorder”. According to a report in ‘Bangladesh Pratidin’, following the political upheaval of August 2024, the country was gripped by widespread unrest, including attacks on police stations, arson, looting, and violent reprisals across d…