Bangladesh

Bangladesh Campus Erupts In Violence As Former Allies Clash, 150+ Injured

19 Feb 2025

A brutal fight among student factions at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology in southwestern Bangladesh left more than 150 injured on Tuesday. The mayhem has laid bare profound cleavages between student groups who had allied together to unseat former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. The clashes erupted after...

UN Reports 1,400 Deaths in Bangladesh Protests, Yunus Govt Counts 834

12 Feb 2025

The United Nations has reported that around 1,400 people died during anti-government protests under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Bangladesh. The global body emphasized that the Hasina-led government orchestrated systematic attacks and killings of protesters to remain in power. Such measures as the UN underlined may be qualified as "crimes against...

Bangladesh’s Election Date Set for December 2025 by BNP

12 Feb 2025

The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) stated that the upcoming general elections will be held in December 2025 under a caretaker government. This announcement came after a discussion between BNP officials and the chief adviser in Dhaka. Since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's removal from office in August 2024, Bangladesh has...

Edible Oil Shortage Hits Bangladesh as Prices Soar Ahead of Ramzan

11 Feb 2025

The edible oil market in Bangladesh is in chaos, reflected by soaring prices, supply shortages, and regulatory actions that have created fear in every corner of Bangladesh. Since the sacred month of Ramzan is knocking on the door, the market turbulence has amplified, and uncertainty surrounds questions over whether the...

Bangladesh Calls India’s Reaction to Mujibur Rahman’s Home Demolition ‘Unwarranted’

10 Feb 2025

Interim government of Bangladesh has dismissed India's concerns about the demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic residence, describing it as "unexpected and unwarranted." The administration insisted that the problem is internal and requested that India refrain from commenting on Bangladesh's affairs. Last Wednesday, thousands of protesters set fire to Rahman's...

Bangladesh Cracks Down On Unrest: ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ Launched After Clashes

08 Feb 2025

Bangladesh launched “Operation Devil Hunt” Saturday after violent clashes were reported between local residents and anti-Sheikh Hasina student groups in Gazipur. The operation is coordinated by joint security forces to restore law and order across all the affected areas. The country's Home Ministry stated that the decision was confirmed after...

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Bangladesh Founder’s Historic Home Demolished Amid Political Unrest

06 Feb 2025

Among rising political chaos in Bangladesh, protesters burned down and partly tore down the historical home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of Bangladesh. After a passionate online speech by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Rahman and the deposed former Prime Minister, demanding her followers rise against the interim administration,...

Bangladesh Summons Indian Envoy, Demands Action to Stop Hasina’s Speeches

06 Feb 2025

Bangladesh lodged strong protest on Tuesday (6 February) against the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alleged false and fabricated statements urging India to prevent her making such remarks so long as she is in that country. The Dhaka Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially released a press statement following a...

Taslima Nasreen Condemns Arson Attack on Sheikh Mujib’s Dhaka Home: “Cry, Bangladesh Cry”

06 Feb 2025

Bangladeshi author living in exile Taslima Nasreen has said she feels an intense sense of pain after the arson attack on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence on Wednesday evening, which has thrown the nation into a storm. The controversy began with this particular attack as a concern about maintaining the historical...

Bangladesh Pushes To Revise ‘Uneven’ Border Deals With India In Key Talks

29 Jan 2025

Bangladesh's caretaker government announced on Monday it will renegotiate some of the border agreements signed with India, which it said were "uneven." The issue will be brought up in the director-general-level talks between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) set for February 17-20 in New Delhi....

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