Bangladesh

August 25, 2025, marks eight years since Myanmar’s military launched widespread atrocities against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State, including village destruction and mass killings that forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. Independent investigations have documented genocide and…

Bangladesh Prepares for Key Rohingya Talks Ahead of UN Conference ————————————— Bangladesh is preparing to host a crucial conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar, a precursor to a high-level international event at the United Nations headquarters in New…

Bangladesh Dengue Death Toll Reaches 101 as New Cases Surge ————————————- Bangladesh’s dengue-related fatalities have risen to 101, with three new deaths recorded in the past 24 hours—two in Dhaka South City Corporation and one in Chittagong Division, Anadolu Agency…

Opposition Slams Assam Government Over Vigilante Drives —————————- Opposition parties in Assam are accusing the state government of a “total law and order collapse” due to vigilante campaigns targeting Bengali Muslims in Upper Assam, according to a report from Maktoob…

BNP Vows Not to Enact Anti-Islam Laws in Bangladesh —————————- The Daily Star reports that Salahuddin Ahmed, a Standing Committee Member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has pledged that his party will not enact any laws that conflict with…

One-Third of Bangladeshi Children Trapped in Multidimensional Poverty, Report Reveals ——————————— A new national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, released on Thursday, reveals that a staggering one-third of Bangladesh’s children, or 28.9 percent, are living in multidimensional poverty, Clarion India…

Bangladesh Launches New Policy to Boost Halal Exports to Gulf and Asia ………………. Bangladesh has introduced a new policy aimed at expanding its footprint in the global halal products market, aligning its production and certification processes with international standards. The…

At Least 20 Killed as Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into Dhaka School …………………. A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 171 others in what officials have…

Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh Worsens Amid Funding Shortfalls ——————————– The plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh continues to intensify as over 150,000 new arrivals have reached Cox’s Bazar in the past 18 months, The Financial Express reported quoting UNHCR…

Bangladesh’s Largest Islamist Party Demands Electoral Reforms Ahead of 2026 Polls ——————————— Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, rallied at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Saturday, demanding comprehensive reforms to ensure free, fair, and peaceful…