An activist of the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal—the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)—was detained by local residents in Patiya Upazila, Chittagong, following an alleged compromising encounter at the residence of an expatriate’s wife. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, 31 May 2026, within Ward 1 of the Kolagaon Union. Visual recordings documenting the […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, Rashed Khan, has formally accused the National Citizen Party (NCP) of relying on widespread extortion as its primary operational funding stream. The allegations were detailed during a press conference convened on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, at Khan’s political headquarters located in the Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah district. During the […]

Mahfuz Alam, a prominent organiser of the July 2026 mass uprising and a former adviser to the interim administration of Bangladesh, has issued a detailed statement regarding the current domestic political landscape. In a comprehensive social media publication on Facebook, Mr Alam asserted that a series of strategic missteps, institutional failures, and compromised decisions by […]

Kishoreganj-4 Member of Parliament Fazlur Rahman has rejected claims that his funeral prayers would not be conducted, stating that those making such assertions are affiliated with Jamaat. He made the remarks on Saturday (3 May) while responding to questions from journalists. The veteran freedom fighter dismissed the claims and said there would be no shortage […]

An independent Member of Parliament has urged that a recently signed trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States be formally placed before the National Parliament for detailed scrutiny and debate, citing concerns over transparency, timing, and potential economic implications. Rumeen Farhana raised the issue during Wednesday’s parliamentary sitting while speaking on a point of […]

Allegations of procedural irregularities and financial mismanagement have surfaced in connection with the July Uprising Memorial Museum project, which was overseen during the tenure of former cultural affairs adviser Mustafa Sarwar Farooki. The project, valued at several hundred crore taka, has not yet been completed, despite an earlier plan to inaugurate it in August last […]

A total of 173 lawyers from the Cox’s Bazar District Bar Association have appealed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, seeking the removal of restrictions placed on the political activities of the Awami League. The appeal was confirmed through a joint statement issued on Monday (27 April). In the statement, the lawyers […]