TIB unearths anomalies in political party rules, huge bribery in nomination
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed serious deficiencies in the internal rules, democratic practices, and governance of political parties in…
El-Sayed campaigned at Islamic centers with records of anti-US and antisemitic rhetoric
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee seeking to become the first Muslim US Senator, visited at least five Michigan Islamic centers…
UN Chief Urges End to Impunity; Yunus Provokes Annihilation
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, during his October 2024 visit, asked the Yunus-led interim government to…
HSC 2026 Results: Pass rate falls to 22-year low of 52.12%
The results of the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, published on 31 October, showed an overall pass…
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…
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…
China–Turkey Meme War: How a SpongeBob joke escalated into a battle over history and identity
A dispute involving Uyghur identity, Turkish nationalism and a viral Patrick Star meme has erupted into a cross-border social media…
Controversies of jihadist patron Enayetullah Abbasi
The radical Islamist Enayetullah Abbasi is now a close ally of the BNP government. Earlier, he received patronage from the…
Over 170 deaths in mob violence in 9 months of 2026; rights groups decry impunity
At least 171 people were killed in mob beatings across Bangladesh between January and September 2026, according to data from…
MP Ishraque terms whispers of losing ministry post a rumor
Amid controversy over participating in an anti-narcotics operation while carrying a firearm, media reports have claimed that State Minister for…
Implications of federal emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On 11 October 2026, President Asif Ali Zardari, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the federal…
171 Deaths in 9 Months: Why is mob violence rising?
Human rights organizations and activists have documented alarming figures related to mob violence, extortion, land grabbing, robbery and mugging, alongside…
315 journalists attacked, harassed from January to September
Human rights organization Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has documented 315 incidents of harassment against journalists in Bangladesh during the…