Counterterrorism police arrested a suspected member of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and recovered explosives during a raid Tuesday evening in Savar, authorities said.
Bangladesh will conduct its first nationwide vessel census from Aug. 20 to 29 as part of an effort to build a safer and more efficient inland water transport system.
A new commuter train connecting Dhaka with Gopalganj via Padma Bridge began service Monday, offering a direct rail option for residents after a long wait.
Chinese media criticized India’s decision to formally identify 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names, warning that the move could damage improving relations and complicate border negotiations.
A leaked telephone conversation presented to a tribunal has detailed how senior officials in the former Awami League government allegedly sought to suppress television coverage of violence during Bangladesh’s 2024 July uprising.
Estonia has offered Bangladesh support in e-governance as both countries seek deeper cooperation in digital technology, trade, investment and skilled migration. The offer emerged from foreign office consultations in Tallinn, where officials discussed digital governance, interoperability, electronic identification and secure data exchange.
Armed assailants intercepted a cash-carrying vehicle Sunday morning in Dhaka’s airport area, hacked a filling station official and robbed Tk 1,21,25,000 (approximately $98,130), according to a case filed with police.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies were linked to the largest share of election-related violence monitored before, during, and after Bangladesh’s 2026 national election, according to a report by rights organization Odhikar.
Twenty-five Muslims were killed in India from May through July, including 15 allegedly killed by police and security personnel, according to the South Asia Justice Campaign’s India Persecution Tracker.
Bangladesh has urged India to expedite the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and renewed its request for the return of people accused in the killing of Osman Hadi.
