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Saima Wazed seated behind an RD Elect nameplate at the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee session in New Delhi

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

Saima Wazed has spent eight months asking the World Health Organization to explain the indefinite leave that removed her from duty in July 2025, and her lawyers have now warned she may

August 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Muhammad Yunus Nobel laureate and former Bangladesh interim chief adviser at Grameen HealthTech office in 2026

Bangladesh Criminal Charges: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Faces Sedition Allegations Carrying Death Penalty

Bangladesh criminal complaints filed against former interim PM Muhammad Yunus include sedition under Article 7A — the constitution's most extreme charge carrying the death penalty — alongside corruption allegations tied to his

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Action from the Australia vs Bangladesh first Test match at Marrara Stadium in Darwin, August 2026

Bangladesh Six Wickets From Historic First Test Win in Australia as Smith Falls to Miraz

Bangladesh ended Day 3 at Darwin's Marrara Stadium with Australia at 161 for four, trailing by 67 runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 65 in Bangladesh's 426 then dismissed Steve Smith; six wickets

August 15, 2026

News·Sports

Sheikh Hasina Returns: Unafraid, Unbowed, Unbroken

When Sheikh Hasina picked up the phone from her exile home in Delhi and told Reuters that she and her senior Awami League colleagues plan to return to Bangladesh this December, her

July 27, 2026

Government and Politics·Opinion

Bangladesh Absentia Trial Notices Fall Short of International Law, Dhaka Study Finds

A University of Dhaka study finds Bangladesh's trial in absentia notice procedures violate both domestic rules and international human rights law.

July 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Mosaic of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman founding father of Bangladesh in Gopalganj with election banners 2026

The Party That Made Bangladesh Is Now Illegal in Bangladesh

The Awami League organized the liberation war that made Bangladesh possible. Fifty-three years later, Bangladesh has banned it, tried its leader to death in absentia, and held an election without it. This

July 17, 2026

Columnists·Government and Politics·Opinion

Turag River Tragedy and the Search for Truth in Bangladesh

Opinion: The Turag Tragedy Is About More Than Four Bodies, It Is About Bangladesh’s Future

The events surrounding the Turag River have become one of the most emotionally charged and politically significant stories to emerge from Bangladesh in recent months. What began as reports that several Awami

July 1, 2026

Government and Politics·Opinion

Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin after signing a joint declaration at the Moscow Kremlin during Mujib's official visit to the USSR.

Silencing the Awami League Risks Undermining a 54-Year Partnership with Russia

The Bangladesh Awami League turns 77 on June 23, 2026. Founded in 1949, it is the party that won Bangladesh its independence, rebuilt it after a devastating war, and over the decades

June 21, 2026

Government and Politics·Opinion

Bangladesh batsmen at Shere Bangla National Stadium during the third ODI against Australia, June 14, 2026

Hridoy, Litton and Mosaddek Bat Bangladesh to the Brink of a Historic Whitewash of Australia

Bangladesh have posted 274 for 5 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, with Towhid Hridoy's 83 and half-centuries from Litton Das and Mosaddek Hossain putting Australia's historic first ODI whitewash in the balance.

June 14, 2026

News·Sports

Migrants at a West Bengal deportation holding centre after the BJP government ordered a crackdown on undocumented Bangladeshis

Bengal Deports 5,000 Muslim Bangladeshis Under BJP’s ‘Detect, Delete, Deport’ Drive

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's 'detect, delete and deport' campaign has removed 4,800 people through detention centres and holds 836 more, targeting only Muslims while Hindus are exempted under the Citizenship

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Section: Bangladesh

Saima Wazed Demands WHO Inquiry Into the Leave That Removed Her, Warns of Legal Action

Bangladesh Criminal Charges: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Faces Sedition Allegations Carrying Death Penalty

Bangladesh Six Wickets From Historic First Test Win in Australia as Smith Falls to Miraz

Sheikh Hasina Returns: Unafraid, Unbowed, Unbroken

Bangladesh Absentia Trial Notices Fall Short of International Law, Dhaka Study Finds

The Party That Made Bangladesh Is Now Illegal in Bangladesh

Opinion: The Turag Tragedy Is About More Than Four Bodies, It Is About Bangladesh’s Future

Silencing the Awami League Risks Undermining a 54-Year Partnership with Russia

Hridoy, Litton and Mosaddek Bat Bangladesh to the Brink of a Historic Whitewash of Australia

Bengal Deports 5,000 Muslim Bangladeshis Under BJP’s ‘Detect, Delete, Deport’ Drive

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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