Bangladesh

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…

Bangladesh has launched three days of mass political rallies as the country prepares for its first election following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, Arab News reported. The interim government, led by Nobel laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus…

Bangladesh has agreed in principle to a United Nations request to establish a humanitarian corridor along its border with Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Anadolu Agency reported. The corridor aims to deliver essential humanitarian aid to citizens within the war-torn region. Foreign…

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus expressed hope that Rohingya refugees could celebrate next Eid in Myanmar, yet significant hurdles remain, DW news agency reported. Over 1 million Rohingya live in camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char after fleeing Myanmar’s…

Bangladesh has brought back the phrase “except Israel” on its passports, effectively banning citizens from traveling to Israel, Arab News reported. This move follows increased tensions and protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The phrase, a long-standing feature of Bangladeshi…

A coalition of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, has called on Bangladesh’s interim government to protect freedom of expression amid escalating violence against journalists and activists, Jurist News reported. In February 2025, the country witnessed…

Bangladesh has enacted a new law to expedite the investigation and trial processes in rape cases, responding to national outrage after the rape and death of an eight-year-old girl, Arab News reported. The girl, who was staying with her sister-in-law,…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres joined approximately 100,000 Rohingya refugees for iftar at the Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday, RFA reported. This event marked Guterres’s first visit to the refugee camps in nearly seven years, highlighting the ongoing…

Bangladeshi student representatives called on the United Nations to assist in bringing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity during last year’s July uprising, Anadolu Agency reported. The appeal was made…