Dec 24, 2024, at 09:51 am
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Interim Bangladesh chief Muhammad Yunus when both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting human rights of all people in the country, amid rising atrocities committed against minorities in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.
Bangladesh government writes diplomatic note to India to send back Sheikh Hasina
Dec 23, 2024, at 05:25 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to New Delhi amid heavy protests against her regime on August 5, to Dhaka.
Dec 23, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina who escaped to India amid widespread protest against her regime on August 5.
Dec 11, 2024, at 02:00 am
The Interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities were reported in the country following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.
Dec 09, 2024, at 04:40 pm
German-based Hindu organisation Deutschland Hinduistische Verbande has expressed deep concerns over the 'atrocities' committed on minority members ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government toppled in Bangladesh.
Dec 06, 2024, at 11:06 pm
US Congressman Brad Sherman recently issued a statement where he urged the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindus amid rising protests by the community members over the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.
UK issues travel advisory for Bangladesh, warns terrorists may carry out attacks
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:45 am
The United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its citizens where it directed them not to visit Bangladesh as "terrorists were likely to carry out attacks" in the South Asian nation.
Dec 05, 2024, at 05:26 am
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus in her first public address, accusing him of persecuting minorities.
Nov 30, 2024, at 12:39 am
Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has slammed the interim government of Bangladesh over the atrocities faced by minorities in the country and said the nation is currently facing an 'existential threat'.
Nov 29, 2024, at 10:52 pm
American singer Mary Millben has urged world leaders to address the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and the attack on Hindu and other minorities in Bangladesh, the latest episodes which have triggered fresh tension in the country that has witnessed political instability ever since former PM Sheikh Haina-led government was ousted from power on August 5.
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:31 pm
Bangladesh's interim government intends to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against former PM Sheikh Hasina at the International Criminal Court over the "mass killings" that occurred during the July-August demonstration in the country, officials said.
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:08 am
London/Dhaka: More than 2,000 instances of atrocities have taken place in Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasina's government was ousted in August 2024, a recent report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Commonwealth reveals.
Nov 26, 2024, at 03:58 am
Amid reports of continuing persecution of Hindus since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has been arrested over sedition charges at Dhaka airport as he was leaving the country, media reports said.
Nov 18, 2024, at 02:02 am
Bangladesh Interim Government Chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Dhaka plans to demand the extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina from India.
Bangladesh's top official proposes to remove 'secularism' from constitution
Nov 15, 2024, at 06:04 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, has proposed to remove the word 'secularism' from the country's constitution citing 90 percent Muslim population, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Interim government inducts three new advisers
Nov 11, 2024, at 03:58 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has inducted three new advisers including film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
Bangladesh govt seeks Interpol's assistance to repatriate Sheikh Hasina
Nov 10, 2024, at 11:50 pm
The Bangladesh government is trying to seek Interpol's red notice to bring back those involved in the mass killings during July and August, including former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Nov 10, 2024, at 10:06 pm
Bangladeshi Police have detained 10 men from Dhaka for their alleged involvement in making viral an audio clip of former PM Sheikh Hasina with US President-elect Donald Trump's posters.
Bangladesh interim govt plans to convert former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace to revolution museum
Oct 29, 2024, at 07:56 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to convert ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace into a museum to mark the July-August uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government.
Election may be held in Bangladesh in 2025, says Law Adviser Asif Nazrul
Oct 19, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Bangladesh's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next Parliamentary election in the country may take place in 2025 after the completion of preparations which include forming the new Election Commission through a search committee.
Sep 28, 2024, at 08:51 pm
New York/IBNS: Nobel laureate and chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, acknowledged that the ousting of Sheikh Hasina as the Bangladeshi Prime Minister was part of a carefully orchestrated "design and conspiracy."
Bangladesh: Nothing wrong if new political parties are formed, says BNP leader Tarique Rahman
Sep 18, 2024, at 07:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladeshi politician Tarique Rahman has said there is nothing wrong in moving towards forming new political parties in the country, which is presently under the interim government that was formed after the fall of Sheikh Hasina regime.
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt grants magisterial powers to Army for internal security
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:58 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has granted magisterial powers to the army, significantly expanding its authority over internal security nationwide, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 1971 war crimes advocacy group leader Shahriar Kabir
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested Shahriar Kabir, a prominent leader of an advocacy group pushing for the trial of 1971 liberation war criminals, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Former PM Sheikh Hasina sued over death of Jatiyatabadi activist during violent protests
Sep 10, 2024, at 09:56 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India last month, and 134 others were sued over the death of Jatiyatabadi activist Sramik Dal during a violent mass movement in the country recently which led to the ouster of the ex-Awami League government.
Drastic measures would be taken if someone vandalises Durga Puja pandals: Interim government adviser
Sep 09, 2024, at 02:09 am
An Interim government adviser on Sunday warned 'drastic measures' would be taken if someone tries to vandalise Durga Puja marquee or prevent people from celebrating the Hindu festival in Bangladesh.
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:05 pm
The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.
Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India
Aug 26, 2024, at 11:06 pm
The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina ouster: Ex-Bangladesh Textile Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in Dhaka
Aug 25, 2024, at 10:55 pm
Former Bangladeshi Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, who was part of the ousted Awami League government, has been arrested in Dhaka, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh's interim govt revokes Sheikh Hasina's diplomatic passport
Aug 23, 2024, at 06:15 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday after she fled to India following massive student protests earlier this month, media reports said.