Bangladesh

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…

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has emphasized the need to protect the rights of religious minorities in Bangladesh, warning that the country’s global image could suffer if such protections fail, Deccan Herald reported. During a high-level Monday meeting with security chiefs…

The Bangladeshi government is gearing up to send skilled and semi-skilled workers to Saudi Arabia to support major development projects linked to upcoming international events, including the FIFA World Cup, the Asian Winter Games, and Expo 2030, Arab News reported.…

Bangladesh’s largest annual book fair commenced in Dhaka on Saturday, Xinhua reported. The event was inaugurated by Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government. This month-long fair gathers numerous readers and writers to celebrate literature. This year, nearly…

An investigation into enforced disappearances during the regime of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has revealed that several children were among the hundreds detained in clandestine facilities in Bangladesh, The International News reported. According to a preliminary report from the…

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…