Bangladesh’s Hindu community is observing Sharadiya Durga Puja at approximately 33,851 mandaps nationwide, including 258 in Dhaka, amid extensive security deployments of police, specialised units, drones, and helicopters. Minority organisations…
Human rights organizations and activists have documented alarming figures related to mob violence, extortion, land grabbing, robbery and mugging, alongside the torture of journalists, violence against women and children, deaths…
Bangladesh’s economy is under significant strain in late 2026, with ready-made garment (RMG) exports posting modest quarterly gains after periods of decline, persistent factory closures and job losses, a severe…
As the number of tourists has grown in Cox’s Bazar’s Inani and Marine Drive areas, hotels, resorts, cottages and villas have mushroomed. According to local resort owners, more than 50…
Human rights organization Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has documented 315 incidents of harassment against journalists in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2026, according to data compiled by…
