Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate, tasked to lead Bangladesh out of crisisThe Nobel laureate is expected to bring back peace, revive the economy and pave way for free and fair elections.
Bangladesh’s army chief and a tale of revengeA Dhaka family has accused the army chief of targeting them for testifying against his brothers in a murder case.
Rapid Action Battalion: Bangladesh’s notorious paramilitary forceSince it was established in 2004, RAB has been accused of serious human rights violations and abuse of power.
Employee of UK-based Bangladeshi businessman dies in custodyJohirul Haque Khandaker, a former army captain, was picked up from his Dhaka home in January.
Bangladesh blocks access to Al Jazeera news websiteThe Bangladesh government blocked Al Jazeera’s English website hours after it published the results of an investigation.
Senior leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat Abdur Razzaq resignsRazzaq decided to part ways citing party’s failure to apologise for its role in supporting Pakistan army in 1971.
US citizen of Bangladeshi origin arrested for 1971 ‘war crimes’Mohamed Jubair Monir accused of murder and rape while family claims he was just 13 during the 1971 war of independence.
Bangladesh ex-chief justice says he was ‘forced out’In his memoir Surendra Kumar Sinha, who now lives in Canada, details the circumstances that led to his resignation.
Are activists being killed amid the war on drugs?Alamgir Badsha, an opposition activist, died late July. He’s one of more than 200 people who have been killed since May.
British-Bangladeshi citizen detained since 2016 cafe attack freedHasnat Karim is released after two years behind bars over the 2016 restaurant attack in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka.