Bangladesh

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…

More than 150 students were injured in clashes at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology in southwest Bangladesh, marking rising tensions between student groups, media reports said today. The violence erupted Tuesday when the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist…

In a stark statement, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that escalating religious tensions in Bangladesh could lead to sectarian conflict, urging the country’s interim government to take decisive action against what it described as “malicious” and “anti-Islamic forces.” According…

The Muslim Marriage Registrars Association in Bangladesh has proposed lowering the legal marriage age for girls to 16 while maintaining 18 for boys, news reports said. The request, presented at a press conference on February 4, aims to reflect the…

Bangladesh has formally requested India to prevent ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from making “false and fabricated” statements during her stay in the country, Dawn Newspaper reported. Hasina, who fled to India last year amid violent protests that resulted…

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh set fire to the Dhanmondi residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding leader and father of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, amid escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The attack followed Hasina’s planned online speech…