DHAKA: Journalists, editors and owners of media outlets in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that authorities protect them following recent attacks on two leading national dailies by mobs. They said the media industry in the South Asian country is being systematically targeted in the interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. They said […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh appears to be moving with caution as Dhaka and Islamabad forge closer ties and explore a potential defense deal, experts said on Friday. Following decades of acrimonious ties, relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan have been growing since a student-led uprising ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Talks on a potential defense […]
Read MoreEminent citizens, editors, business leaders, and academics at a citizens’ condolence meeting today (16 January) remembered former prime minister Khaleda Zia as a leader who rose above party lines through dignity, restraint and commitment to democratic values, urging the BNP to uphold the political ideals she embodied throughout her life. The programme, organised by the […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Facing domestic backlash, Bangladesh has backtracked on its initial interest in joining the US-planned military force in Gaza, with the interim administration saying it would leave the decision to the government appointed after next month’s polls. The possibility of Bangladesh joining the International Stabilization Force — a part of US President Donald Trump’s controversial […]
Read MoreChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (13 January) reaffirmed his government’s commitment to hold the general election and the referendum as scheduled on 12 February, no matter who says what. “No matter who says what, the election will be held on 12 February—not a day before, not a day after,” the Chief Adviser said, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, January 13: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday sought support from the United Nations human rights office to counter a surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections. “There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local sources,” Professor Yunus said during a […]
Read MoreBangladesh plans to sign a government-to-government (G-to-G) agreement with China to set up a military drone manufacturing facility, enhancing the country’s air defence capabilities. Ahead of the formal signing, the finance ministry on 6 January approved a project proposal – officially titled “Establishment of Manufacturing Plant and Transfer of Technology (ToT) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles […]
Read MoreThe United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh’s upcoming parliamentary polls, citing the absence of a mandate from its principal decision-making bodies. Responding to questions during the UN’s daily press briefing in New York yesterday (5 January), UN secretary-general’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the organisation no longer sends election observers […]
Read MoreBangladesh and Pakistan’s air chiefs have held a discussion on the “potential procurement” of JF-17 Thunder aircraft, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate of Pakistan. Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu in Islamabad. Khan headed a senior defence […]
Read MoreDHAKA: A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed. The commission said some corpses were believed to have been dumped in rivers, including the Buriganga in the capital, Dhaka, or buried in mass graves. The government-appointed commission, […]
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