Bangladesh

UN Warns Rohingya Refugee Support in Bangladesh Faces Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall ————————— The United Nations refugee agency has issued a grave warning that essential services for over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk of collapse due…

Bangladesh Court Indicts Exiled Former PM Sheikh Hasina for Crimes Against Humanity ——————————- A Bangladesh court has indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in absentia, along with two close aides, for crimes against humanity linked to the July 2024 uprising…

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina receives sentence of six months in contempt case ————————————- Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Al Jazeera reported.…

UNHCR Denies Food Aid to Rohingya Refugees Refusing Biometrics in Bangladesh —————————– Approximately 400 Rohingya families in Bangladesh’s refugee camps have been excluded from food and aid after refusing to submit biometric data during a UNHCR registration update, The Diplomat…

Bangladesh to Hold National Elections in April 2026, Interim Leader Yunus Announces ———————– Interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced on Saturday that Bangladesh will hold national elections in the first half of April 2026, Anadolu Agency reported. Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel…

IOM Leads Emergency Relief as Monsoon Rains Devastate Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar —————————— Intense monsoon rains and strong winds have caused severe damage across Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, affecting nearly 16,000 people and damaging over 1,900 shelters,…

Heavy Rains Damage Over 1,400 Rohingya Homes in Bangladesh —————————— Heavy monsoon rains have damaged more than 1,400 homes in Rohingya refugee camps along Bangladesh’s southeastern coast, Anadolu Agency reported. Over two days, 53 landslides were reported across 33 camps,…

One dead, five missing after boat sinks off Bangladesh coast A passenger motorboat sank in the Meghna River near Bangladesh’s Noakhali district on Saturday, killing one person and leaving five missing, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. The vessel, carrying 39…

Pushback of Bengali-speaking Muslims Condemned as ‘Communal Targeting’ ——————————- Allegations of arbitrary detention and illegal deportation of Bengali-speaking Muslims have sparked strong condemnation from political and human rights groups, India Clarion reported. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and West…

Bangladesh has commenced the first trial of former senior officials linked to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, Dawn Newspaper reported. The special court in Dhaka formally charged eight police officials for crimes against humanity related to the killing of…