Human Rights Watch called on Bangladesh authorities Monday to end prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to deposed Awami League government, saying hundreds remain jailed without charge after mass arrests following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August 2024.
Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) on Monday accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government of failing to deliver on key promises during its first 180 days, citing problems in the economy, energy, law and order, healthcare, and state institutions.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has carried out his first cabinet reshuffle, targeting performance and coordination problems while signaling that ministers will remain under review, The Daily Star reported Sunday.
Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman and Bhola-1 lawmaker Andaleeve Rahman Partho has been appointed minister of information and broadcasting, marking his first cabinet post.
Retired Col. Oli Ahmad, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after losing Bangladesh’s presidential election Thursday, offering a public concession unusual in national politics.
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the government is moving to amend Article 70 of the Constitution and that the next presidential election would be held under the revised provision.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president Thursday, winning 255 votes in the country’s first contested presidential election since 1991.
A nationwide survey found 66.3% of respondents approve of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s performance after six months in office, while 54.5% rated the government’s overall performance positively.
New leaders of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission took office Wednesday, ending a 170-day leadership vacuum at the state anti-graft agency and promising to demonstrate their effectiveness through their work.
Bangladesh’s Cabinet has approved a draft law creating a Multi-party Grievance Redress Committee for the proposed Special Response Battalion, giving citizens and force personnel a formal channel to lodge complaints and seek review.
