After Yunus, Tarique faces embarrassment over Japanese emperor meeting and debunked worker deal
Fresh diplomatic embarrassment has hit Bangladesh’s newly elected government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during and after his recent four-day…
Amnesty flags human rights risks in 3 Bangladesh laws, calls for withdrawal and amendments
London-based Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh’s government to withdraw a proposed cyber law amendment and revise two recently enacted statutes…
NCP threatens to cut trading, corridors and transit if India refuses to give water
The National Citizen Party (NCP)—widely viewed as a political vehicle shaped under the influence of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus…
670 RMG factories shut as worker protests paralyse key industrial zones
Non-stop demonstrations over minimum wage hikes and an end to blacklisting have forced the closure of 670 ready-made garment (RMG)…
Apex court sets strict timings for green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR on Diwali
The Supreme Court has allowed the bursting of certified “green” firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) on November 7…
GCDG documents widespread academic repression, forced resignations, and institutional exclusion since August 2024
The Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) has released a comprehensive research publication examining reported academic repression, institutional exclusion, disciplinary…
BGB deployed as RMG workers block roads amid calls to return to work
Ready-made garment (RMG) workers staged fresh protests and road blockades in Mirpur and Gazipur on Monday, a day after the…
Child Marriage: Where does Bangladesh stand in the post-Hasina pro-Islamist era?
In the age of artificial intelligence and robotics, Bangladesh’s political discourse is still fixated on how far the legal age…
BTMA President Shawkat Aziz sent to jail after bail plea rejected
A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of Shawkat Aziz Russell, President of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and…
Awami League ridicules PM Tarique for fueling economic crisis amid energy shortages
The Bangladesh Awami League has sharply criticized the BNP-led government, alleging that under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman the country has…
Ex-PM Bhattarai warns Nepal heading toward major crisis amid geopolitical, internal pressures
Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has warned that Nepal is moving toward a serious national crisis, citing a combination…
Two out of five involved in journalist Alif’s murder confess in court
In the murder case of journalist Lutuzzaman Alif in Durgapur, Netrakona, two accused have given confessional statements in court. They…
PM Tarique warns RMG workers of tougher action for factory closure, violence
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to protect the interests of ready-made garment (RMG) workers, improve their…
PM convenes special meeting as RMG unrest spirals
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening at the Secretariat to determine steps for resolving ongoing…