Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually addressed a Washington, D.C. press conference on October 19, 2026, hosted by the Center for US–Bangladesh Relations. She vowed to return to Bangladesh…
A towering 30-foot cockroach effigy was set ablaze during Dussehra celebrations in Pitampura, New Delhi, on Tuesday, drawing large crowds and sparking a political controversy. The dramatic nighttime scene, captured…
The radical Islamist Enayetullah Abbasi is now a close ally of the BNP government. Earlier, he received patronage from the Yunus-led interim government. For more than two decades, Abbasi has…
The secretive execution of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region on October 14 has ignited sharp condemnation of the kingdom’s judiciary, its handling of migrant workers, and the…
In Saudi Arabia’s Shariah-based courts, ordinary people—especially poor migrant workers and those without connections—routinely face opaque, discretionary proceedings that human rights groups describe as lacking basic due process, while wealth,…
The ongoing illegal ban on the activities of the Bangladesh Awami League, combined with systematic persecution, arbitrary detentions, and prolonged imprisonment without trial, reveals the fascist mindset of the Yunus-BNP-Jamaat…
Many people obtain firearm licenses citing personal security. However, a valid license does not automatically give the holder the right to openly display a pistol or other firearm, or to…
The RP Special Transport bus that met with an accident in Natore was being driven by supervisor Sohel Rana. At the time, the driver and assistant were sleeping in the…
China’s military said on Tuesday that it deployed forces to monitor a US warship after it illegally entered the waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Further…
At least 171 people were killed in mob beatings across Bangladesh between January and September 2026, according to data from the rights organization Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK). Another monitoring…
