U.S. Policy Toward Bangladesh May Trigger a Renewed Islamist Rise in South Asia

Washington may be betting on forces whose rise could deepen instability across the region, empower extremist networks, and undermine Bangladesh’s secular foundations — foundations that were laid with enormous sacrifice in 1971.

Powerful Explosion Rips Through Keraniganj Madrasa, Four Injured

A powerful explosion occurred at a madrasa building in Keraniganj, Dhaka, leaving four people, including women and children, injured. Several room walls of the madrasa’s single-storey building were blown off in the blast. Police recovered cocktails, chemical substances, and various bomb-making materials from the scene.

Bangladesh’s Post-Transition Hope Dims Amid Rising Mob Violence

Attacks on journalists and minority communities highlight growing instability in Bangladesh months after political change.

Bloody Retaliation in Dhaka After Bikrampuri Arrest as Moghbazar Attack Kills One

Security analysts do not view the horrific violence that took place in the capital Dhaka following the arrest of al-Qaeda–linked militant leader Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri as merely an isolated criminal incident. According to them, it is a planned militant reaction and a message of retaliation—aimed at the state, society, and the space for free thought.

After 7-Year-Old Daughter, BNP Leader’s Elder Daughter Dies in Bangladesh Arson Attack

In an incident of arson at the house of BNP leader Belal Hossain in Lakshmipur, his college-going daughter who had been undergoing treatment at the hospital after sustaining burn injuries has died. She died on Wednesday night at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. Earlier, Belal Hossain’s seven-year-old daughter Ayesha Akhtar also died after being burned in the same fire.

Bangladeshi Fishermen Among 400 Captured Near Saint Martin by Arakan Army

Thirteen Bangladeshi fishermen have once again been detained by Myanmar’s armed group, the Arakan Army, while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. On Tuesday (23 December), the fishermen were captured in two separate incidents from the sea area near St. Martin’s Island, adjacent to Mongdu Township in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, along with two fishing boats.

“Is this the example of Muhammad Yunus’s civilization?" — questions Anu Muhammad

Following the student–mass uprising and the drafting of the July Charter, questions have been raised by Professor Anu Muhammad regarding the statement made by Chief Adviser Professor Yunus, in which he claimed that ‘civilization’ was being brought to Bangladesh, after attacks on media outlets and cultural institutions.

Young man killed by cocktail thrown from Mogbazar flyover

A powerful cocktail bomb exploded in front of the Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Sangsad Central Command in the capital’s Mogbazar intersection area. In the incident, a young man named Siam (21) was killed.

Merry Christmas today

Today, Thursday, is the largest religious festival of the Christian community, “Merry Christmas.” The founder of this religion, Jesus Christ, was born in Bethlehem at this time. Christians observe this day as “Merry Christmas.” The Christian community believes that the Lord Jesus came into this world to guide humankind on the path of truth and justice by proclaiming the glory of the Creator.

Yunus’s Special Assistant Khoda Bakhsh Steps Down

President Md. Shahabuddin has accepted the resignation letter of Khoda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.