Category: Society
Renowned economist and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, has issued a compelling and timely demand: the new BNP-led government must immediately establish a robust transition team to conduct a…
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Bangabandhu’s grandson and Sheikh Hasina’s former IT adviser, has urged the BNP government, led by Tarique Rahman, to unban the Bangladesh Awami League and reopen space for pluralistic party competition and inclusive democracy by…
The so-called “interim” government under Nobel laureate-turned-despot Dr. Muhammad Yunus, which seized power on August 8, 2024, amid a violent political upheaval, will go down in history as a catastrophic failure that nearly destroyed Bangladesh.…
The latest statements by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed condemning “mob culture” ring hollow and reek of selective outrage, especially given the persistent failure to address the widespread atrocities committed against Awami League members and supporters…
In separate interviews with BBC’s News Hour and ITV, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, sharply criticised the election results and the political landscape in Bangladesh. He highlighted the barring…
The life of an innocent Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, was snuffed out in a barbaric frenzy in the blood-soaked nightmare that is Muhammad Yunus’ interim dictatorship, propped up by the venomous Islamist thugs of…
From her exile in India, Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched a scathing attack on the interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, accusing it of transforming Bangladesh into a…
The so-called interim government under Muhammad Yunus is racing against the clock to shove through shady, binding deals that reek of corruption and self-preservation, all while dodging any real accountability. With elections just days away…
Ahead of the unconstitutional referendum and parliamentary elections on February 12, excluding the Awami League, under the murderous-fascist Yunus regime, many Bangladeshis are reflecting on the era of five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose administration…
With only 14 days left until the election, which includes a controversial referendum on constitutional reforms potentially eroding secularism, minority rights leaders have highlighted how violence and intimidation could suppress minority voter turnout. This comes…
Prominent law professor and legal expert Dr. Masum Billah has launched a fierce critique of the interim government’s newly promulgated July Indemnity Ordinance. In an interview with the Bangla News Network’s Sultana Rahman, he described it as…
In a chilling incident that has reignited fears over the safety of religious minorities in Bangladesh, 23-year-old Hindu mechanic Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik was burned alive while sleeping inside a garage in Narsingdi district late on Friday night.…
Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly called on supporters to boycott the upcoming February 12 national elections, declaring that without her party’s participation—and its iconic “boat” symbol on the ballot—there…
Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched a scathing attack on the interim government led by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, accusing it of destroying the nation’s economy and law and…
In a strongly worded virtual address to Awami League supporters, party president and five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called the forthcoming parliamentary election a “complete farce” and urged party members not to participate by staying away…
In a fiery virtual discussion with Awami League leaders and activists, party president and five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged party members to unite and build resistance against what she described as an “illegal power grab”…
In a rare and wide-ranging exclusive interview with CNN-News18 from her exile in India, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a fierce condemnation of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, warning of a deepening constitutional crisis and…
Exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who grabbed power in August last year, personally orchestrated a wave of political violence that has now turned inward, with anti-Awami League…
In a powerful audio address delivered on Thursday evening, five-time Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina launched a scathing condemnation of the vicious assault on Dhaka University teachers, including female faculty members, by DUCSU Social…
As Bangladesh hurtles toward parliamentary elections amid a toxic swirl of communal violence and disinformation, the Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) has unleashed a fierce rebuke against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Harunur…
The rise of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh poses a growing threat to regional stability, particularly for its neighbours India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Over the past three decades, from 1992 to 2024, Bangladesh has witnessed the…
The July National Charter, intended as a roadmap for constitutional reform in Bangladesh, has sparked significant dissent among political parties, revealing deep concerns about its content and the motives of the Jamaat-controlled interim government led…
The July National Charter, intended to unify Bangladesh through constitutional reform, has instead become a lightning rod for dissent, exposing deep divisions among political parties and raising questions about its legitimacy. In a recent podcast, senior…
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has worked for more than three years to politicise Nepal’s Gen Z youth and train them in anti-government protesting—before protests led by young people toppled the authorities last month,…
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikyo Parishad (BHBCOP) has expressed deep concern over the statements of the home adviser and legal actions over the allegation of hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslims for the…
Riddled with corruption, nepotism, unemployment, conflict among the coalition partners and violent repression of dissent, 14 subsequent governments of Nepal have failed to come up with sustainable solutions since the fall of the monarchy in…
In a joint statement, as many as 109 domestic and foreign protesting citizens, including freedom fighters, journalists, writers, artists, literary teachers, lawyers, and human rights activists, have demanded a judicial investigation and legal action against…
After the Awami League government was overthrown by the clique of Islamist parties, the Bangladesh Army, and the West-backed student force, Dr Muhammad Yunus began rebuilding ties with Pakistan and strengthening Jamaat-e-Islami. Analysts say that…
Private TV channel Banglavision has created a stir by exposing the devilish father of mob leader-turned-adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who has been at the centre of controversies for widespread corruption but is enjoying impunity. Since taking…
Members of the cultural organization Udichi were barred from holding a national anthem singing event and beaten up in Bogra by the jihadists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Inqilab Moncho on Wednesday. Independent TV carried…