Bangladesh

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh unanimously acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of graft charges related to the Zia Orphanage Trust case, Jurist News reported. The court also exonerated her son, Tarique Rahman, and four others previously…

A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in exile in India, for her alleged involvement in enforced disappearances during her tenure, Dawn Newspaper reported. The chief prosecutor, Tajul Islam, announced this…

Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, political leaders and Islamic scholars in Bangladesh have called for vigilance to protect the country’s minority communities, Muslim Mirror reported. Prominent figures, including Sheikh Ahmadullah and Mirza Fakhrul…

Mohammad Yunus, Senior Advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, has announced that 50 model mosques will open by the end of January 2025 as part of a national initiative to promote Islamic values and spread messages of peace and tolerance, media…

Since late 2023, nearly 65,000 Rohingya have entered southeastern Bangladesh due to unrest in Rakhine State, Myanmar, RFA reported. This influx, documented from November 2023 to December 2024, adds to the existing population of over 1 million Rohingya refugees in…

Bangladesh has formally requested India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August following student-led protests that ended her 15-year rule, The Guardian reported. The request was confirmed by Bangladesh’s foreign affairs adviser, Touhid…

Bangladesh has declared it will no longer accept additional Rohingya refugees, citing a significant influx over the past two years. Meanwhile, Rohingya organizations have called for recognition of their human and basic rights. In a recent statement, Home Affairs Adviser…

Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus met on Friday during the sidelines of the 11th D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, where they agreed to expand and deepen their bilateral ties, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday.…

Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, announced that general elections are expected to take place in late 2025 or early 2026, Arab News reported. Yunus, appointed as the chief adviser after the August revolution that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,…

Tensions between India and Bangladesh have escalated following the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Dhaka, accused of sedition for allegedly raising a Hindu flag during a rally, VOA reported yesterday. This incident has sparked protests in India,…