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Bangladesh: Protests can change governments, but can they strengthen democracy?

Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising toppled a government, but two years later, reforms to police, judiciary, cyber laws, and state institutions remain contested, incomplete, and debated, le...

Bangladeshi Police Round Up Opposition Supporters

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Bangladesh: New Laws Reverse Rights Protections, Empower Abusers

Click to expand Image Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BN) chairman and Prime Minister Tari...

After 8 Months in Power, How Much Has the BNP Changed Bangladesh?

It remains to be seen how willing the new government is to change the institutions that it now controls.

Bangladesh draws closer to China in ‘political chessboard’ to balance India ties

Bangladesh’s tilt towards China has added a new dimension to security and trade in South Asia, signalling what observers see as Dhaka’s desire to be a strategic actor in the region...

Bangladesh ex-PM loses right to appeal

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Catholic leaders welcome new President of Bangladesh

The president’s role is largely ceremonial, but Catholic Church leaders are hoping Alamgir can be an effective voice of moral leadership, especially for religious and ethnic minori...

Will Hasina ever retake power in Bangladesh?

On August 5, two years to the day after a mass uprising drove Sheikh Hasina from power, she announced from India that she would return to Bangladesh in December. Read as a forecast...

Bangladesh’s First Dollar Bond Can Wait

The BNP government plans to issue sovereign bonds in December amid slow economic growth, fiscal strain, rising dollar bills, and a global downturn in the bond market.

HRW expresses concern over Bangladeshi government’s legislative removal of human rights safeguards

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday condemned the Bangladeshi Parliament for its introduction of a new legislation that reverses human rights protections and removes existing legal safeg...

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina loses right to appeal death sentence: prosecutor

Hasina was sentenced to death by Dhaka-based tribunal for crimes against humanity, crackdown during 2024 uprising

Bangladesh, China move to deepen ties with proposed strategic, defense dialogues

Bangladesh and China are set to launch a new two‑tier diplomacy and defense dialogue. The initiative follows Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China, aiming to furthe...

Bangladesh President Urges India On Fair River Water Sharing And Resolution of Pending Issues

Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged India to resolve pending bilateral issues and ensure fair sharing of common river waters, particularly the Ganges and Tee...

Beyond protest: Mob violence and the struggle for institutional response in Bangladesh

Mob violence is rising in Bangladesh as unchecked impunity, weak law enforcement, and social media instigations drive lethal crowd attacks, challenging institutional responses, jus...

What Is Behind Bangladesh’s Continuing Law and Order Crisis?

The government must rebuild public trust in the police force and insulate law enforcement from political influence.

Hasina’s Shadow Dogs Bangladesh ties with India

Bangladesh PM Rahman has yet to schedule a visit to New Delhi

Bangladesh’s Youth-led NCP Struggles for an Independent Identity in Jamaat’s Shadow

As part of a Jamaat-led alliance, the NCP secured a place in parliament. However, it needs to prove it is an independent force.

Bangladesh and the Perils of Pax Silica

It could end up exchanging strategic flexibility for an upgraded version of the subcontracting economy it is trying to escape.

Sheikh Hasina’s activities in India ‘principal challenge’ in planning Bangladesh PM’s visit: Humaiyun Kobir

Mr. Kobir, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs, stresses on the importance of ‘strategic autonomy’ for Bangladesh; he says India has to appreciate the ‘challenges of a ne...

How a fuel crisis is threatening Bangladesh’s reform goals: ‘it hit our citizens hard’

Faced with a fuel crisis beyond its control, Bangladesh’s government is spending the equivalent of hundreds of millions of US dollars each month to insulate its people from surging...

Bangladesh tribunal sentences seven Awami League members to death over 'July uprising'

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh (MoFA) Assures Full Support for BATEXPO 2026 and Global Branding of Bangladesh’s...

The Steering Committee of 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (...

Bangladesh trade 'several billion' short of potential

Envoy seeks easier visas and direct flights as LCCI proposes dedicated trade cell

How two elections reshaped the India–Bangladesh border

Since Bangladesh’s 2024 political transition, India-Bangladesh border “push-ins” have intensified, with thousands deported to Bangladesh outside agreed verification and repatriatio...