International scholars decry erosion of intellectual freedom in Bangladesh

Scholars for Bangladesh, an independent platform of academics, researchers, and authors convened by UK-based author Syed…

Minority persecution lacks UN attention, accountability

Activists have called for strengthening the UNโ€™s human rights mechanisms, amplifying the voices of marginalised communities,…

Ahsan Labib, accused in Shamim Molla murder, wins post in rigged JUCSU polls

Ashulia Police could not complete its investigation even though a year has passed since the brutal…

Elections without Awami League will invite crisis

If the next elections in Bangladesh are held without the Awami League as a major political…

Financial Times at odds after paid documentary on Bangladeshโ€™s missing billions

Awami League leaders, senior journalists and activists have condemned the UK-based Financial Times for its documentary…

Police killer Faiyazโ€™s brother Shibir’s GS candidate in JUCSU polls

Photos of Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz, a first-year student at Dhaka College, drew sympathy from the media…

A Nation On Trial: Bangladesh arrest surge threatens democracy

After the ouster of Sheikh Hasinaโ€™s government last August, Bangladeshโ€™s interim government had promised a swift…

Petrobangla outraged as Chevron collects penalties suspending investment

US multinational company Chevron has suspended a promised investment to expand gas production when domestic gas…

DUCSU Polls: Anti-national Chhatra Shibir occupies DU through vote rigging

The student wing of the Pakistan-origin Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the Islami Chhatra Shibir, won the Dhaka University…

ACC is showing a political circus by targeting Sheikh Hasina and her family

Every few days, the Bangladeshi media makes new headlines about Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and…

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