Bangladesh

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…

UN Secretary-General on Friday expressed strong support for the reforms initiated by the transitional government led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, Anadolu Agency reported. Antonio Guterres arrived in Dhaka on Thursday for a four-day visit months after a popular uprising…

The Bangladeshi government is preparing to launch a nationwide initiative to distribute Vitamin A-plus capsules to 22.6 million children aged six months to five years, Xinhua reported citing the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On Saturday, tens of thousands…

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Bangladesh to assess the situation of over one million Rohingya refugees amid fears of significant aid reductions. The U.N. Chief’s four-day trip commenced with a welcome at Dhaka’s main airport, following concerns about potential…

Police in Bangladesh’s capital used tear gas and sound grenades to disperse a large gathering of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamist group, during their ‘March for Khilafat’ on Friday, Arab News reported. Hundreds of activists, chanting “Khilafat, Khilafat,” gathered at Baitul…

The United Nations has pledged technical support to Bangladesh’s transitional government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, in documenting atrocities against protesters during the regime of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Anadolu Agency reported. Yunus emphasized the importance of proper…

Bangladesh is set to receive 25,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan next month, marking the first government-to-government trade between the two nations in over five decades, Arab News reported. The food ministry confirmed that the consignment will arrive on March…