Bangladesh has repeatedly succeeded in bringing down dictatorships but has failed to build sustainable democratic institutions, Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, said Sunday.
A tougher Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stance against members accused of criminal activity has fueled concern among party leaders facing allegations of extortion, land grabbing, tender manipulation, drug trading, and other offenses.
A scuffle between supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami over rival protest programs in Kushtia injured two people Saturday, including a police officer, authorities said.
Two crude bombs exploded Saturday in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi neighborhood after a flash procession marking ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s birthday, police said.
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Sunday that the government will implement the July National Charter as signed, including dissenting notes submitted by political parties.
Bangladesh opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman said Thursday he would oppose a proposed Cyber Security Act 2026 amendment if it was intended to silence legitimate public expression.
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.
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.
