On this day of April 10th 1971, the first government of Bangladesh was formed. It was formed on the basis of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's declaration of independence on March 26 and election verdict of 1970 and was sworn in on April 16, 1971.
A brazen assault on democracy: How Bangladesh’s interim regime and its successors turned counter-terror laws into weapons of political annihilation The world is witnessing a slow-motion demolition of democracy in Bangladesh. In May 2025, the unelected interim administration led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus issued an executive decree that banned the ...
A formal United Nations communication sent to Dr Muhammad Yunus led interim Government of Bangladesh on 29 December 2025 raised serious concerns over the banning of the Bangladesh Awami League, the use of anti-terror and tribunal laws against it, restrictions on political speech and assembly, mass arrests, and alleged fair trial violatio...
The world, at the time, was gripped by upheaval. Across continents, movements for freedom and self-determination were unfolding. Communist revolutions were reshaping political landscapes in some regions, while separatist conflicts erupted in others as peoples fought for independence. Yet the struggle of the Bengali nation was markedly different...
Beneath the headlines about Bangladesh’s 2026 election, a quieter story is happening in towns and villages. Thousands of grassroots political activists, who used to be the heart of both community-level and national politics, are now facing arrests, legal issues, or being silenced after the Bangladesh Awami League faced a ‘temporary suspension’ a...
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