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Jamaat’s rise follows the August 2024 regime change that removed the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government and installed an interim administration under Mohammad Yunus

B’desh polls: Jamaat surge poses challenge to BNP

January 23, 2026, 01:51 PM - 4 min read

According to an internal assessment accessed by intelligence agencies in Dhaka, JeI expects to secure outright victories in at least 76 constituencies, while considering contests in another 85 seats to be evenly poised

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the BGB’s 64th Battalion, deployed in Teknaf, conducted an operation approximately two kilometres north of border pillar 18 and around 800 metres inside Bangladeshi territory

Drone components seized from Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

January 21, 2026, 03:16 PM - 3 min read

According to intelligence sources, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested a 48-year-old Rohingya man, Mohammad Mostafa Kamal, at Hoikyang in Teknaf on the afternoon of January 17

The decision places Bangladesh in a category previously reserved for high-risk postings such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan

India declares B’desh a ‘non-family’ diplomatic posting

January 21, 2026, 12:55 PM - 3 min read

The move requires Indian diplomats and officials stationed in Bangladesh to serve without their spouses and children

Rahman, speaking at a meet-and-greet event on Saturday, said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, a news portal reported

Tarique Rahman appointed chairman of BNP

January 10, 2026, 02:28 PM - 2 min read

The Standing Committee of the BNP approved the appointment of Rahman as the Chairman of the party in a meeting on Friday

The decision was reportedly finalised after Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, was called back to Dhaka at short notice on December 30 for consultations

Dhaka’s decision to suspend visa service in India taken last year

January 9, 2026, 01:40 PM - 3 min read

The move came in response to India’s Ministry of External Affairs suspending visa services for Bangladeshi nationals at the deputy high commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna

Hossain was also asked about Bangladesh’s “potential interest” in procuring the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft from Pakistan, to which the foreign advisor said: “I can’t tell about this today. [But] talks are underway. You will know once things are finalised"

B’desh suspends visa service in India

January 9, 2026, 08:10 AM - 2 min read

Hossain also told reporters that Bangladesh has sought reversal of a recently-imposed visa bond requirement by the United States, and called the decision “certainly unfortunate and painful for us”

Another leader, Abu Sufian Masud, General Secretary of the Karwan Bazar Van Association, was injured in the shooting, media reports stated

Bangladesh unrest: BNP leader shot dead

January 8, 2026, 10:09 AM - 2 min read

Musabbir, who was the former general secretary of Dhaka City North Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer wing of the BNP, was shot at around 8.40 pm by unidentified gunmen in the Tejturi Bazar area behind Bashundhara Market in the capital

Hadi, who was the spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, died this past week in Singapore where he was undergoing treatment after being shot, and was laid to rest next to the poet’s grave on December 20

Tarique Rahman offers prayers at Hadi’s grave; visits Dhaka Univ

December 27, 2025, 02:42 PM - 3 min read

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited Dhaka University and offered prayers at the grave of Sharif Osman Hadi, on the third day of his return to the country after nearly 17 years abroad

Sources in intelligence wings in Bangladesh said concerns are especially high in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs), where the BGB has intensified operations in recent months

BGB expansion ahead of B’desh elections sparks concern

December 26, 2025, 01:47 PM - 3 min read

Bangladesh’s Home Ministry has approved 3,500 new recruits in Border Guards Bangladesh’s (BGB) force, to be deployed across 492 upazilas

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League barred from Bangladesh’s 2026 polls

December 25, 2025, 04:44 PM - 3 min read

Bangladesh’s interim government bars Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from the February 2026 elections, citing the party’s deregistration and ongoing tribunal trials.

In his address, the CEC urged citizens to vote “without fear,” calling on all political parties, candidates and the public to participate sincerely in ensuring a peaceful and democratic election

Bangladesh EC announces schedule for first twin polls

December 11, 2025, 08:20 PM - 4 min read

The country’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), AMM Nasir Uddin, declared the timetable in a pre-recorded televised address aired at 6.00 pm on Thursday, marking the beginning of the formal election process