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UN calls for withdrawal of cases against journos, rights defenders in B'desh

Dhaka, March 8 -- The United Nations (UN) has urged Bangladesh's interim government to withdraw all criminal cases filed against journalists, lawyers, trade unionists, civil society activists, and hum... Read More


Bangladesh police use teargas to disperse rally by banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Dhaka, March 7 -- Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas, batons, and sound grenades on Friday to disperse thousands of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir, who attempted t... Read More


Bangladesh EC to decide on Hasina's AL's poll participation: Yunus

Dhaka, March 6 -- Bangladesh's interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said that it is up to Sheikh Hasina's Awami League (AL) to decide on its participation in the next national elections, emphasizi... Read More


No alternative to strong B'desh-India good ties: Muhammad Yunus

Dhaka, March 4 -- Highlighting historical close ties, Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has said there is no alternative to maintaining a good relationship between Bangladesh ... Read More


Bangladesh: No election until Sheikh Hasina faces justice, warns student leader

Dhaka, March 4 -- Sarjis Alam, a key student leader of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that led to the ouster of former premier Sheikh Hasina and the Chief Organizer (Northern Region) of the ... Read More


India should come up first to address visa-related complications: Touhid

Dhaka, March 4 -- Bangladesh interim government foreign adviser Touhid Hossain has drawn neighbouring India's attention to take the initiative first to address the ongoing doldrums over visa-related i... Read More


Riaz Hamidullah, expert in trade & connectivity, appointed as Bangladesh's new envoy to India

Dhaka, March 3 -- M. Riaz Hamidullah, currently an additional foreign secretary at the Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and a former ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, has bee... Read More


Bangladesh revises textbooks: Mujib's legacy trimmed, India's role in 1971 war curtailed

Dhaka, March 1 -- Bangladesh's National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has introduced major revisions to school textbooks for the 2025 academic year, altering historical narratives on the countr... Read More


Students' new party vow to end pro-India, pro-Pakistan politics in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Bangladeshi students who led last year's mass protests to depose Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have launched a political party before parliamentary elections expected to be held withi... Read More


Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda warns of 'fascist collaborators,' calls for early polls

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia on Thursday warned that "fascist collaborators" are still conspiring to undermine the achievements of the July uprising and urged the interim gover... Read More