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Tarique Rahman Returns Home: Firm Determination to Build a United Nation

by Maruf Ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has returned home to a royal reception. After living in exile for nearly 17 years, he returned to Bangladesh on December 25. He…

Crisis of Trust in Politics, Need for New Social Thought

By GM Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The most prominent crisis emerging in Bangladesh’s politics today is the crisis of trust. The public is experiencing deep frustration across three key areas: the promises of political parties, the accountability of leadership, and…

Bangladesh Goes to National Polls by Mid-February

Bangladesh is going for national elections by mid-February 2026, as declared by its caretaker government head, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday evening while addressing the nation on live television. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is…

Prof Yunus Envisions a Discrimination-free Bangladesh on New Year

Guwahati: On the eve of the Bangladeshi New Year, the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus called upon the people of the South Asian nation to work together in creating a discrimination-free Bangladesh, where every citizen is happy, peaceful, and…

Bangladesh Learned Again– Students Efforts Spared Us from Shame

by Mohammad Nazrul Islam Our children, our youth have once again proved that this G-generation can change Bangladesh, can change the country. They moved and worked hard to give proper guidance to the country, and above all, to change the…

Students Power: Democracy Rebuild in Bangladesh

by Mohammad Nazrul Islam Student power means setting a goal and having the communication network, the strategy, the physical numbers, and the commitment to achieve it. Now it happened again in Bangladesh’s history. On August 5, 2024, the students have demonstrated…

Central Shaheed Minar Reverberated with the Chanting of Slogans to Protest Killings and Mass Arrests

by Mohammad Nazrul Islam The area reverberated with the chanting of slogans before any speeches were made. When someone came on the megaphone to shout a slogan, the rest of the crowd harmonized. Saturday, hundreds of thousands of students, parents,…

How can Spain and Bangladesh Improve their Comprehensive Ties through PM Hasina’s Upcoming Madrid Visit?

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is expected to make an important official visit to Spain on July 21–22, which might strengthen current partnerships and determine the direction of future comprehensive Dhaka–Madrid relations. Given the strong and long-standing bilateral ties between Bangladesh…

FM Hasan Mahmud’s Riyadh Visit for Injecting a Strong Impetus into KSA-Bangladesh Diplomacy

by Ozair Islam From July 1–3, Bangladeshi FM Hasan Mahmud is in Riyadh on an official visit to cement the official diplomacy between Bangladesh and the KSA. There are two main reasons why this visit is really important. First, following…

When Bangladesh PM Shows Growing Enmity Against Prof. Yunus

As Bangladesh is approaching the next national elections in early next year, where the ruling Awami League (AL) party will seek the mandate from 170 million people (including voters) for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Waged’s fourth consecutive term in office,…