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Bangladesh's situation tense, volatile and unpredictable, says Jatiyo Party Secretary General
Dhaka: The third-largest political party in Bangladesh, Jatiyo Party, has expressed serious concern over the country's deteriorating political climate following a violent incident in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's hometown, Gopalganj. The party...

Bangladesh garment players, US cotton farmers mull direct supply chain
In a strategic dialogue held in Dhaka recently, Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers and US cotton farmers discussed a plan to bypass profit-driven middlemen and establish a farmer-to-factory supply chain between US cotton growers and textile mills...

World News | Bangladesh's Situation Tensed, Volatile and Unpredictable, Says Jatiyo Party Secretary General
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 19 (ANI): The third-largest political party in Bangladesh, Jatiyo Party, has expressed serious concern over the country's deteriorating political climate following a violent incident in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's...

UN human rights mission to open in Bangladesh
Sat Jul 19, 2025 01:03 AM Last update on: Sat Jul 19, 2025 02:00 AM MoU signed Diplomatic Correspondent Sat Jul 19, 2025 01:03 AM Last update on: Sat Jul 19, 2025 02:00 AM Bangladesh and the UN Human Rights Office this week signed a three-year...

Trouble Mounting For Yunus? US-Based Rights Group Seeks UN Probe Into Bangladesh Violence
Last Updated:July 19, 2025, 08:00 IST As diplomatic pressure mounts and civil society voices grow louder, the coming weeks may prove critical for both Yunus and Bangladesh’s political landscape According to the BHRW, the violence was triggered by...

Why is urban local government reform necessary?
Given the rapid expansion of urbanisation, technological development, and various civic problems and crises arising from development, there is a need to make the urban governance system more effective, efficient, inclusive and democratic....

Violence in Bangladesh: five dead, 160 arrested, curfew tightened
DHAKA, July 18: Over 160 people were arrested and curfew extended in Gopalganj, the home town of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as violence escalated in the city. Four people were killed in clashes over a National Citizen Party (NCP)...

Let's denounce racially divisive politics
Letters to the Editor Newsday 37 Minutes Ago MP Marvin Gonzales - Photo by Grevic Alvarado THE EDITOR: Pure desperation can best describe opposition MP Marvin Gonzales’s racially provocative utterances inferring that state board members appear to...

From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The absence of rule-based functioning of the state led the country into an oligarchy during the previous regime. The erosion can be attributed to collusion between rule-makers (politicians) and a section of money-makers (business elite)....

Stateless Bhutanese Refugees Deported from US Face Legal Void
Refugees from Bhutan who were deported to the United States have found themselves in a unique legal vacuum. After returning to Bhutan, the country refused to accept them, leaving them stateless and without legal status. These people, known as...

As US Tariff Pressure Grows, Can Bangladesh Still Manifest a Just Transition?
On a sunny, cloudless June afternoon in Stockholm, days before she was due to appear on stage at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Kalpona Akter, the longtime labor activist, was feeling wistful. She said she couldn’t help but compare the...

India Seeks Consular Access To 34 Fishermen Detained By Bangladesh
India has requested consular access to 34 of its fishermen who were detained by Bangladeshi authorities this week for allegedly crossing the maritime boundary, HT reported. Bangladeshi authorities detained 34 fishermen along with two fishing...

World : UN Human Rights Office To Open Mission In Bangladesh
NEW DELHI, July 19 (Bernama) -- The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office will open a mission in Bangladesh as the country seeks to fix accountability for the hundreds of killings during last year's mass uprising. The Geneva-based body has...

BNP expresses concern over law, order in Chattogram
Sat Jul 19, 2025 02:04 AM Last update on: Sat Jul 19, 2025 05:36 AM Star Online Report Sat Jul 19, 2025 02:04 AM Last update on: Sat Jul 19, 2025 05:36 AM BNP has expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Chattogram...

Reject PNM’s dangerous descent into racial politics
Letters to the Editor Newsday 37 Minutes Ago MP Marvin Gonzales - Angelo Marcelle THE EDITOR: I write as a concerned and deeply disturbed citizen. On July 16, at an opposition press conference, PNM MP Marvin Gonzales made a remark that should have...

World Vision International is hiring a Safeguarding Integration Specialist
World Vision International (WVI), a global Christian humanitarian organization with over 75 years of dedicated service, is hiring a Safeguarding Integration Specialist to advance child protection standards across its Sponsorship programming. This...

July Uprising’s promise, today’s power play: Bangladesh at crossroads
A year after the so-called July Uprising upended Bangladesh’s political landscape, the country remains in a period of fluid transition, grappling with the aftershocks of regime change and the uncertainties of institutional reform. The toppling of...

‘Bangladesh was never a friend, all must come together to fight illegal immigration’: Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore to non-tribals
In an apparent bid to reach out to non-tribals, especially Bengalis who form nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s population, Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma Friday said all residents of the state should come together to combat...

19 July 2024: At least 148 killed as government attempts to quash protests violently
On 19 July 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a dramatic escalation in violence stemming from the student-led quota reform movement, culminating in one of the deadliest days of the protests. Over the course of the day, at least 148 people were killed...
10 banks rated sustainable in Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Only 10 private commercial banks and two non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh have been rated as sustainable financial institutions by the central bank. Bangladesh Bank (BB) made the rating in its...