Bangladesh Journalists Face Growing Threats for Doing Their Job
Bangladeshi journalists say they are working under extreme fear and pressure as threats against the media continue to rise. Many reporters claim they are being targeted simply for doing their professional duty, facing harassment, intimidation, and even death threats.
Cold Conditions to Intensify Over the Next Five Days, Fog to Increase
Cold conditions are expected to intensify further across the country. According to the Meteorological Department, temperatures are likely to gradually decrease over the next five days, while fog density from dawn to morning may increase. As a result, the sensation of cold may become more severe, and there is a possibility of temporary disruptions to road, river, and air transportation.
Rising Mob Violence Signals Crisis of Governance and Public Safety
Bangladesh is facing a troubling rise in violence, disorder, and social instability that reflects a deeper crisis of governance and civil protection. What should have been a transitional period toward stability has instead seen a marked deterioration in public safety and institutional authority.
First Mild Cold Wave of the Season Sweeps Across Several Districts
A mild cold wave, the first of the season, is currently sweeping over the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, and Nilphamari, and it may continue on Saturday as well, according to indications from the Meteorological Department.
8,597 Arrests in 24 Hours: Growing Fears of Authoritarian Overreach
Within a span of just 24 hours, 8,597 individuals were reportedly arrested nationwide—a figure so extraordinary that it demands urgent scrutiny. These arrests do not appear to be the result of targeted, evidence-based investigations.
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.