3 metrorail projects to trigger traffic jam, hinder mobility
Construction work on three metro rail projects is set to begin at the same time in the capital. The routes…
Sheikh Hasina appeals to UN Special Rapporteurs over Awami League Ban
Awami League President and five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina has submitted a formal communication to United Nations Special Rapporteurs challenging…
Istanbul Hotel in Kuakata linked to Jamaat MP Masud Sayedee has no approval
On the afternoon of Tuesday, local administration in Kuakata, Patuakhali, halted construction of the Istanbul Hotel and Resort. Officials from…
Bangladesh unbans Muslim Aid-UK, linked to convicted war criminal Chowdhury Mueen Uddin
The NGO Affairs Bureau has withdrawn the order cancelling the registration of Muslim Aid-UK’s Bangladesh Field Office and reinstated the…
PM’s aide releases video showing Jamaat leaders after meeting Indian officials
Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan has alleged a secret meeting between a high-ranking Indian intelligence official and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary…
Sheikh Hasina slams BNP government for mass arrests, raids and torture
Bangladesh Awami League President and Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina has strongly condemned and protested the ongoing mass arrests, mass raids…
Attack on Hindu households in Rangpur raises urgent questions about minority protection
Attacks Follow Religious Defamation Allegation; Two Arrested as Awami League Demands Justice and Stronger Protection for Minorities The reported attack…
What happened to the national power grid?
A disruption in Bangladesh’s national power grid cut electricity to parts of Dhaka and Chattogram on Tuesday, October 27, affecting…
Rooppur nuke plant receives third shipment of Russian fuel for unit 2
The third shipment of 41 tonnes of nuclear fuel for the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, currently…
British Bangladeshis protest outside Saudi Embassy over executions of Nazrul and Sweety
Protesters demand transparency, independent investigation and accountability over the deaths of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia Members of the…
LPG crisis deepens as private operators seek further price hikes
Weak market monitoring, concentrated market power, and import bottlenecks raise questions about the regulation of the country’s LPG sector Amid…
China, Vietnam gain ground in EU RMG market surpassing Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union (EU) continued to decline in the first eight months of 2026, even as…
Threatened with death, child victim’s father wants to leave country
The father of a seven-year-old girl who was sexually abused at a madrasa in Tongi, Gazipur, says he and his…
JMBF condemns mass arrest of 2,774 children in one month
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has released a monitoring report documenting the arrest or detention of 2,774 children and adolescents…
US-trained police chief in hot water after ‘crossfire’ threat, slandering journalists
Bangladesh’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Md Ali Hossain Fakir, has come under fire after suggesting that police could resort…