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…
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…
Police: MP Ishraque’s aide Pavel has no firearms licence
Ishraque Hossain, the recently ousted former state minister for liberation war affairs, recently came under the spotlight after conducting an…
Bishwa Ijtema: Saad followers blame Hefazat for incitement
Saad-aligned Tablighi Jamaat followers accuse a faction of Hefazat-e-Islam of politicizing the dispute over the Bishwa Ijtema, as they demand…
Child Sexual Abuse in Madrasa: Alarming numbers, weak protection, and failing support systems
Sexual abuse of children in Bangladesh is emerging as a deeply troubling crisis, with reports pointing to widespread abuse in…
Are we to be deprived of our right to die and be buried peacefully?
By Anis Alamgir In an independent, sovereign country, why must a man’s wife, daughter, and sister dig his grave by…
Remember Parimal? Islamists demanding legitimacy for sex abusers is unbelievable
By Golam Mortuja Antu Parimal Joydhar, a teacher at Viqarunnisa Noon School, was accused of raping an underage female student.…
Arafat says Irene Khan deserved human rights award for violations
Former state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat has sarcastically claimed that Irene Khan, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, “deserves…
Jamia protest sees split after university accepts key demands
The student protest at Jamia Millia Islamia has fractured after the university administration issued an order addressing core demands, including…
Sheikh Hasina slams BNP for repression as Awami League supporters face custodial deaths
Former prime minister condemns party ban, alleged custodial deaths, torture, mob attacks and destruction of homes and businesses Former Bangladesh…
CoBRA raids Bangladesh-linked Kuki insurgent camp in Manipur
Seventeen men impersonating registered insurgents under a ceasefire deal were arrested from a designated camp in Manipur during one of…
6 banks, govt agencies shut down websites amid cyber attack risks
Following warnings about security vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, websites of multiple government and financial institutions in Bangladesh remain…