Bangladesh's law enforcement agencies have used systematic torture on detainees to stifle dissent, an international human rights group said in a report that the government dismissed as baseless
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20th Mar 2026 | Updated at 02:38am 20th Mar 2026
Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman sworn in after historic vote
- 18 Feb 2026
Tarique Rahman and his cabinet ministers took oath, becoming the first elected leaders since the deadly 2024 uprising.Rahman is set to be the first male prime minister in 35 years in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million, while new parliament...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
- 17 Jul 2019
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of the Rohingyas and said that the country must take back...
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced nine members of the opposition party to death and 25 others to life in prison for an attack on a train carrying political...
- 26 Jun 2019
A senior Bangladesh police officer has been arrested for failing to properly investigate the shocking murder of a teenaged girl who was ordered burned...
Amid strained relations, Bangladesh high commission in Islamabad has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani nationals for one week over a fresh diplomatic...
- 22 May 2019
Prominent poet Henry Sawpon was arrested by the police in southern Bangladesh after he was accused of hurting the religious feelings of the country's minority...
Isis bride Shamima Begum could be hanged for terrorism offences if she goes to Bangladesh, the country’s foreign minister said
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament that the government would ensure the highest punishment to culprits of sexual harassment in...
- 24 Apr 2019
A British man who survived an Isis attack has been released from a prison in Bangladesh after more than two years of being held without charge over baseless...
The BNP has demanded unconditional release of its chief Khaleda Zia from jail as political discussions about possibilities of her seeking parole continue
