Former FM A.K. Abdul Momen warns the UN of procedural breaches, misuse of human rights reports, and a deepening democratic crisis in Bangladesh, urging urgent global intervention.
UK-based Bangladeshi journalists have condemned the ICT verdict against Sheikh Hasina, calling it politically motivated and lacking due process. They warn the ruling undermines Bangladesh’s democracy and rule of law.
Bangladesh’s revival of the Lalmonirhat airbase near India’s Siliguri Corridor is reshaping regional security debates, prompting concern, caution and calls for transparency on both sides.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has ruled that the detention of writer and activist Shahriar Kabir was unlawful, politically motivated, and in violation of international human rights law.
Dhaka was struck by a second earthquake on Saturday evening, hours after an earlier tremor. BMD later updated the magnitude to 4.3, while USGS and EMSC reported differing epicenter details.