Category: Terrorism
The dubious visit by Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan—son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan—and former German footballer Mesut Özil to Dhaka University at an event of the Islami Chhatra Shibir-run DUCSU has sparked serious concerns. The…
Sheikh Rabiul Alam, the newly appointed Minister for Road Transport, Railways, and Shipping, has brazenly dismissed widespread extortion in the transport sector as mere “consensual contributions.” This BNP leader, whose own hands are stained with…
The recent congratulatory letter from US President Donald Trump to Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman raises serious concerns about growing American influence over the country’s sovereignty. While the letter congratulates Rahman on his historic election…
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, the son of military dictator General Ziaur Rahman and three-time premier Khaleda Zia, was sworn in on Tuesday as the country’s 11th prime minister, marking the party’s triumphant return to power…
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…
In a bombshell revelation that has sent shockwaves through Bangladesh’s political and economic circles, Dr. Mamunur Rashid, a renowned economist based in the UK, has accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and its associates of embezzling…
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…
Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that her top priority upon returning to the country would be the restoration of constitutional governance and the rule of law, vowing to immediately…
Awami League President and Prime Minister in exile Sheikh Hasina has called on the BNP to lift the ban on her party if it comes to power in the upcoming elections, emphasising the need for…
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.…
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…
As Bangladesh grapples with the fallout from the death of radical Islamist mob leader and MP candidate from the Dhaka-8 seat, Sharif Osman Hadi, the nation has plunged deeper into turmoil. What began as mourning…
On Victory Day, as Bangladesh commemorates the triumph over Pakistani forces in 1971, dozens of valiant Freedom Fighters who risked their lives for independence remain imprisoned by the Jamaat-controlled interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus. These elderly…