Former National Press Club President Shawkat Mahmud Detained
Former president of the National Press Club and the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), and Secretary General of Jonota Party Bangladesh, journalist Shawkat Mahmud, was detained on Sunday (7 December) by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was detained from in front of his residence in the capital.
Demand for Deployment of Special Forces and Army to Ensure Minority Security Ahead of the Election
The Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and the Metropolitan Sarbojanin Puja Committee have demanded the deployment of the army and specialized forces to ensure the safety of religious and ethnic minorities during the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election. Leaders of the organization expressed this concern based on past experiences surrounding elections.
Jaishankar says Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is entirely her choice
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is a “personal decision” shaped by the circumstances that compelled her to flee to New Delhi.
Study finds journalists expect rising threats ahead of Bangladesh’s upcoming elections
Journalists across Bangladesh fear heightened physical and digital threats ahead of the national election scheduled for February 2026, according to a new study by Digitally Right.
Through the signing of the accord, the hill people had hoped to reclaim their rights from the state
A discussion meeting was held at the Women’s Voluntary Association auditorium in Dhanmondi to mark the 28th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, under the slogan: “Strengthen national unity and move forward toward full implementation of the CHT Accord.”
Export slump continues for 5 months, earnings drop again in November
In the last four months of the current fiscal year, the country’s economy has witnessed a downward trend in export earnings.
Uproar Over Leaked Audio of Conversation Between Jamaat Leader and Islami Bank Director
A portion of a conversation has allegedly been leaked between Md. Abdul Jalil, Independent Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh, Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud, Secretary of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka South, and several officials and employees of the bank regarding the distribution of responsibilities inside and outside polling centers. After the matter surfaced, it triggered renewed debate across political circles and social media.
Laldiya Terminal Agreement: Government Fails the Test of Transparency
The rushed 30-year Laldiya Container Terminal deal with APM Terminals has raised serious concerns over transparency, accountability, and political oversight, as Bangladesh’s interim government finalizes an unsolicited agreement without public disclosure or broader consultation.
British MP Tulip Siddiq calls the court verdict a ‘farce’
Sheikh Hasina’s niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, has said that the process in which the trial in Bangladesh was completed in her absence over allegations of plot corruption was “flawed and farcical.”
British MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 2 years in prison
British Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison by Dhaka’s Fourth Special Judge Court in the much-discussed Purbachal “plot corruption” case in Bangladesh. In the verdict delivered on Monday by Judge Robiul Alam, Tulip’s mother Sheikh Rehana was sentenced to seven years in prison for “corruption” involving the allocation of a 10-katha plot, and her aunt, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment. Other accused in the same case were also sentenced to five years each.