If the killings of Christians do not stop, we will take military action; US President Donald Trump threatens Nigeria

Washington, DC (USA) – US President Donald Trump has warned that if the Nigerian government fails to stop the killings of innocent Christians, the United States will not only cut off financial aid to Nigeria but also take military action. Trump...

Election campaign season begins

The campaign period for Bangladesh's 13th national election, scheduled to take place in February next year, is officially under way. The Chief Advisor’s Office (CA0) released the first campaign teaser on Sunday, urging citizens to take part in...

Bangladesh Air Force to set up drone factory in joint venture with China

Bangladesh Air Force is setting up an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone manufacturing factory in Bangladesh jointly with China under a technology transfer agreement to build a UAV manufacturing plant for the first time in the country. The...

Bangladesh wants Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for its citizens

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged Bahrain to reopen visa facilities for Bangladeshi citizens, including businesspeople, professionals, and skilled and semi-skilled workers, to boost people-to-people contact and economic engagement...

SC should not interfere in JS role: BNP lawyer

Staff Correspondent 05 November, 2025, 01:13 Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kajal on Tuesday told the Appellate Division that while the Supreme Court is the guardian of the constitution, it should not interfere in how the state...

Bangladesh praises Bahrain’s role in promoting Middle East stability

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East and appreciated Bahrain’s constructive leadership in promoting regional harmony. During his meeting with the Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr...

Bangladesh reaffirms solidarity with Qatar over security, sovereignty

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 02 November, 2025, 12:48 Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain meets with the Qatari state minister for foreign affairs Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi in Bahrain on Saturday. | UNB photo Foreign adviser Md...

Dhaka stresses peace, stability in Middle East

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East. He remarked during a bilateral meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani on the sidelines of the...

COP30 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL: Bangladesh to present 'Just Transition' agenda

For the first time, Bangladesh will introduce the concept of a 'Just Transition', a framework that integrates climate-affected communities into decent employment, at the upcoming COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, on November 10-21. The move signals a...

When will Bangladesh make public transport women-friendly?

but the project was never expanded. Samira Akter, general secretary of Aanchal Foundation, said her organization has long urged the government to install CCTV cameras in all buses. “If buses were monitored, offenders couldn’t get away so easily,”...

Bangladesh Chief Advisor Yunus directs armed forces to ensure security ahead of elections

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has instructed Bangladesh's armed forces to take comprehensive measures to ensure peace and order across the country in preparation for the 13th National Parliament elections, expected to be held in the first...

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

Our country is at a complicated juncture in integrating its thriving Indigenous heritage with its subsisting legal instruments for intellectual property. In spite of a cultural terrain of over 45 Indigenous communities, the legal apparatus stays...

Governance Makes or Breaks Nations: Ajit Doval

Home Neighbours Bangladesh Governance Makes or Breaks Nations: Ajit Doval Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture, the National Security Advisor said strong institutions and effective governance, not power or resources, determine a nation’s...

‘Bangladeshis follow the Islam preached from Medina, not that of Maududi’

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed today criticised the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami, saying that around 90 to 92 percent of Bangladesh's people follow the Islam of Madina, not the Islam preached by Maududi (Abul A'la Maududi), an...

Thailand’s ITD, Bangladesh’s BFTI sign MoU to boost trade, development

Thailand’s International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) and the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in trade and development, and collaborate in...

'CIA's Man…': Bangladesh Army Chief Double-Crossed Hasina, Claims Her Ex-Home Minister In New Book | Exclusive

Last Updated:November 03, 2025, 06:39 IST The bombshell was revealed in the book, 'Inshallah Bangladesh: The Story of an Unfinished Revolution' written by Deep Halder, Jaideep Mazumdar and Sahidul Hasan Khokon In a yet-to-be-released book, ousted...

Bangladesh’s Pivot to China: From Balance to Realignment

Image Source: Getty On 19 October 2025, a massive rally was held at Chittagong University, Bangladesh, demanding the immediate implementation of China’s Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, to ensure that Bangladesh...

Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York

This article was produced in partnership between Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented. It was co-published by The Guardian and republished by Floodlight. Gricelda experienced her deciding moment in 2018, when she chose to leave the...

Bangladesh CID declares former PM Sheikh Hasina, 260 others as ‘fugitives’

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Bangladesh Police on Friday published a notice in two newspapers declaring former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others as “fugitives” in a sedition case, the Dhaka Tribune reported. According to...

‘No barbed wire with Bangladesh’: Why Bengal BJP MP’s remark has put the party in a bind

Even as BJP leaders chose to remain silent on party leader Jagannath Sarkar’s remark on having “no barbed-fence between India and Bangladesh”, the Ranaghat MP on Sunday reiterated his statement, telling The Indian Express that he was referring to...