An 11-party opposition alliance in Bangladesh, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), walked out of parliament Thursday, protesting the government’s handling of constitutional reforms and implementation of a referendum verdict.
Bangladesh is moving to purchase Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, attack helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems as part of an air force modernization effort, a senior government adviser said Tuesday.
Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh marked the ninth anniversary of the 2017 Myanmar military crackdown by renewing calls for safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation.
Ghush.site, a new platform for anonymously reporting alleged bribe demands for government services, has received 3,822 reports, amounting to $5.4 million in bribes, as of Aug. 26, according to figures displayed on the website.
Bangladesh’s economy showed signs of stabilizing in April through June, but high inflation, weak investment, and banking-sector vulnerabilities continued to weigh on growth, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said Tuesday.
Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday approved a draft law that would give Armed Police Battalions (APBn) authority to investigate criminal offenses and expand its role against terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, rape, enforced disappearance, cybercrime, kidnapping, and crimes against humanity.
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered Nassa Group chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder shown arrested in an attempted murder case stemming from the 2024 July Uprising.
Bangladesh plans to develop a national economic hub around Mongla Port, with officials saying the project could expand economic activity and create jobs in the region.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutors have sought an Interpol red notice for former army chief Aziz Ahmed over a crimes against humanity case tied to the 2013 crackdown on a Hifazat-e Islam rally in Dhaka.
Bangladesh home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government would not act on a recent United Nations Security Council report warning that Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent was seeking to establish cells in Bangladesh, calling the assessment assumption-driven.
