Bangladesh

UNHCR Denies Food Aid to Rohingya Refugees Refusing Biometrics in Bangladesh —————————– Approximately 400 Rohingya families in Bangladesh’s refugee camps have been excluded from food and aid after refusing to submit biometric data during a UNHCR registration update, The Diplomat…

Bangladesh to Hold National Elections in April 2026, Interim Leader Yunus Announces ———————– Interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced on Saturday that Bangladesh will hold national elections in the first half of April 2026, Anadolu Agency reported. Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel…

IOM Leads Emergency Relief as Monsoon Rains Devastate Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar —————————— Intense monsoon rains and strong winds have caused severe damage across Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, affecting nearly 16,000 people and damaging over 1,900 shelters,…

Heavy Rains Damage Over 1,400 Rohingya Homes in Bangladesh —————————— Heavy monsoon rains have damaged more than 1,400 homes in Rohingya refugee camps along Bangladesh’s southeastern coast, Anadolu Agency reported. Over two days, 53 landslides were reported across 33 camps,…

One dead, five missing after boat sinks off Bangladesh coast A passenger motorboat sank in the Meghna River near Bangladesh’s Noakhali district on Saturday, killing one person and leaving five missing, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. The vessel, carrying 39…

Pushback of Bengali-speaking Muslims Condemned as ‘Communal Targeting’ ——————————- Allegations of arbitrary detention and illegal deportation of Bengali-speaking Muslims have sparked strong condemnation from political and human rights groups, India Clarion reported. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and West…

Bangladesh has commenced the first trial of former senior officials linked to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, Dawn Newspaper reported. The special court in Dhaka formally charged eight police officials for crimes against humanity related to the killing of…

Bangladesh’s caretaker administration, established following last year’s mass protests, issued a stark warning on Saturday emphasizing the critical need for political unity to safeguard democratic progress, Arab News reported. In an official statement released after escalating street protests in Dhaka,…

Bangladesh’s Election Commission has suspended the registration of the Awami League, the country’s long-dominant political party, effectively barring it from contesting upcoming elections, the INDEPENDENT reported. The move follows a recent decision by the interim government led by Nobel laureate…

An estimated 118,000 Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh in the past year, fleeing escalating violence, armed conflict, and severe shortages of food and medicine in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Prothomalo English reported citing the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC). Registration…