A fresh report warns Bangladesh is rapidly tilting toward Islamist rule after the 2024 uprising—women’s rights, culture and secularism face deep jeopardy.
Southern Bangladesh witnessed arson, bomb attacks, and major highway blockades as activists of the banned Awami League enforced a “lockdown,” intensifying political turmoil nationwide.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy has called the Yunus-led interim government “illegal” and urged citizens to join a nationwide shutdown and Dhaka blockade on the 13th to restore democracy and save Bangladesh.
New York-based writer Dr. Mohsin Ali has appealed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres for an independent probe into the OHCHR’s human rights report on Bangladesh, alleging factual errors and political bias.
A BNP candidate was wounded and a supporter killed in a gun attack in Chattogram, exposing deep-rooted criminal rivalries ahead of the national election.