Bangladesh’s High Court has, on the facts reported, turned the Constitution upside down. Justices Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Faysal Hasan Arif declared any strike or hartal protesting a court verdict illegal, even though Article 37 protects peaceful, unarmed assembly, subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by law for public order or public health.
Bangladesh’s High Court has ruled that strikes or hartals called to protest court verdicts or orders are illegal and directed authorities to take legal action, including criminal proceedings, against those involved.
Bangladesh wants to “reset” relations with India and move beyond what state minister for foreign affairs Humaiun Kobir described as a 15-year “uncomfortable” relationship under an “authoritarian, corrupt and exploitative” regime.
Bangladesh’s government has formed a seven-member inter-ministerial committee to determine how taxes and duties can be recovered from overseas bank accounts frozen by court orders in cases involving assets allegedly siphoned out of the country.
A lawyer petitioned Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday seeking a ban on films and dramas centered on love and romance, arguing that such content harms youths and society.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) warned that proposed amendments to the country’s cyber law could undermine freedom of expression, enable surveillance, and create broad opportunities for abuse by authorities.
Bangladesh’s proposed Cyber Protection Act amendments raise a troubling question for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government: How can a government that claims to defend freedom of expression justify criminalizing information merely because it is unverified?
Tech Global Institute has urged Bangladesh’s government to withdraw the draft Cyber Protection Act, 2026, warning that proposed amendments could further restrict freedom of expression, media freedom, and public-interest reporting.
British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCCI) plans to establish a British-Bangladesh Trade Centre in London to strengthen trade, investment, and business ties between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom.
Acute gas and electricity shortages are crippling production at 413 factories across Bangladesh, with 202 at risk of complete shutdown within one to two months if disruptions continue, according to an Industrial Police (IP) assessment.
