Mob Violence Rises as State Control Weakens in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is no longer governed by the rule of law; it is increasingly ruled by fear. Across the country, mobs operate with near impunity—setting fire to homes and businesses, vandalising media offices, attacking cultural institutions and historical sites, and desecrating mazars, temples, and graveyards. Foreign missions have also been targeted, while citizens are being lynched in broad daylight.
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.
BNP Leaders Welcome Tarique Rahman at the Airport
The Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman, was welcomed with flowers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital by the party’s Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
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.
HC Rejects Manna’s Petition, Loan Defaulter Status Blocks Bogura-2 Bid
On the same day that BNP announced its decision to give the Bogura seat to Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the President of Nagorik Oikya, a High Court order became an obstacle for him to contest in the upcoming election.
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.