At least 30 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur on Wednesday afternoon. At least six motorcycles and over a hundred of chairs were vandalised and set on fire during the clash that began at 3 pm. The clash broke ou
The interim government has taken a key step towards allowing compensation and rehabilitation for victims of torture and enforced disappearance by withdrawing a long-standing declaration linked to a United Nations anti-torture treaty. The decision, approved on Thursday at a meeting of the Advisory
A delegation of the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum has met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. The delegation included senior Chinese academics, investors, and industry leaders from the biomedical, infrastructure, digital, and legal sectors. Xin-yuan Fu, a leading Ch
Bangladesh has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the year 2026. The election of the five-member bureau of the PBC was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, reports UNB. The members of the Commission during its first meeting of the 20t
Robert John Blackman CBE MP, a senior British parliamentarian and member of parliament for Harrow East, has expressed concern over recent political developments in Bangladesh, warning that democratic stability and the rule of law could be at risk if elections are not inclusive and credible. Blackm
