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Dhaka, April 10: The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed serious concerns over the actions of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government, warning that the continuation of policies initiated under the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government poses a grave threat to the...

Dhaka, April 9 A special Bangladeshi tribunal on Thursday sentenced two former police officers to death for their role in the killing of a university student in 2024, which intensified street protests and eventually led to the downfall of the then Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.The...

Brussels, April 9. Bangladesh's persistent failure to ensure effective restitution for Hindus, coupled with escalating attacks on minority communities during the 18-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, has raised concerns about the protection of their fundamental...

Dhaka, April 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has strongly condemned a parliamentary bill that effectively bans the party, calling the move a "disgraceful act" and a direct attack on democratic norms.The remarks came after the parliament passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 on...

Dhaka, April 8 – With Bangladesh's measles outbreak claiming over 128 lives since March 15, mostly among children, Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat accused the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of cancelling several public welfare initiatives introduced by the Sheikh Hasina-led...

Dhaka, April 7 Former Speaker of Bangladesh, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, according to media reports.Chaudhury was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) in connection with a case filed at Lalbagh police station...

Dhaka, April 7 – Bangladeshi police arrested Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, a senior leader of the Awami League and the country's first female Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday, according to local media reports.Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Media)...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's return to electoral politics has done little to resolve the underlying issues surrounding its democratic future. The February 12 victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may have resulted in a government, but it has not addressed the growing crisis of political...

New Delhi, March 30 Since the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his then colleague, ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, for their reported role in the September 2025 firing that left many dead in Kathmandu, mixed reactions have been coming from the Himalayan nation regarding...

Dhaka, March 30 – A leader of the Awami League was seriously injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district, according to local media reports. This is the latest incident of political violence in Bangladesh.The victim, 52-year-old Shafiqul Islam Azam...

Dhaka, March 28 Former Bangladeshi minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat has called for the immediate lifting of the ban on his party, arguing that the move is essential to restore political pluralism and uphold democratic principles.He alleged that the February 12 parliamentary...

Dhaka, March 26 – As Bangladesh marks its Independence Day on Thursday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that anti-independence forces – supported by "domestic and foreign conspiracies" – are attempting to undermine the ideals of the country's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan...

Dhaka, March 26 – On Thursday, Bangladesh’s Awami League reiterated its commitment to upholding the principles of the 1971 Liberation War, defending democratic values, and pursuing economic emancipation on the occasion of the country’s 56th Independence Day.The nation observes Independence Day...

Dhaka, March 25 The Bangladesh Cricket Board's newly appointed chief selector, Habibul Bashar, says he wants veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to return to the country and play for at least two more years, including the 2027 ODI World Cup.The 39-year-old Shakib, who is a member of the Sheikh...

Dhaka, March 21 – The newly elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government's "Bangladesh First" policy – if more than just a slogan – must guide all future negotiations on the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) and Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement...

Dhaka, March 21 – Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended Eid greetings to the citizens, stating that the true joy of the festival would only be realized with the victory of the Awami League.In a statement shared by the Awami League on X, Hasina asserted that despite not being...

Dhaka, March 15 – As the number of deaths of Awami League members in custody continues to rise in Bangladesh, another party leader died in custody at Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka, local media reported on Sunday.The 55-year-old Shahnur Alam Shanto died on the night of March 13 while...

Dhaka, March 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh said on Monday that several students from Dhaka University and other civilians were physically abused and tortured, and later arrested for playing the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971.The Awami League strongly...

New Delhi, March 7 The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's overwhelming victory in the recent elections is more a reflection of the people's determination to keep Islamist radicals out of power than of the party's popularity, said Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin.She said that having...

Kathmandu, March 4. Two subsequent youth-led protests in South Asia led to regime changes in two nations bordering India – in Bangladesh in the east, where former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in exile with a death sentence hanging over her, and her party banned, and in Nepal to the north...