Bangladesh

Four Killed in Clashes at Youth Rally in Southern Bangladesh ……………….. At least four people were killed and several others injured during a rally organized by the youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) in Gopalganj, southern Bangladesh, on Wednesday, according to…

WHO South-East Asia Director Placed on Leave Amid Corruption Probe ………………. Saima Wazed, the regional director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia office and daughter of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been placed on indefinite leave amid…

150,000 Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh Amid Renewed Violence in Myanmar ——————————– The United Nations reported on July 12, 2025, that escalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have forced approximately 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over…

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,…