Bangladesh

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,…

Growing tensions between India and Bangladesh have erupted following accusations of violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, leading to mass protests in India and an attack on a Bangladeshi consulate, The Guardian reported yesterday. The unrest intensified after the…

A writ petition has been submitted to the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on Indian television channels, citing concerns over their impact on Bangladeshi culture, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. Petitioners argue that Indian media is eroding local traditions and…

Bangladesh has called on European Union (EU) member states to expedite the formal recognition of the State of Palestine, Arab News reported yesterday. This appeal was made during a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State…