Bangladesh

Four British MPs have warned that Bangladesh’s upcoming election cannot be democratic without the participation of all major parties, urging inclusive polls and respect for political rights.

Four people, including a British-Bangladeshi youth, were killed in a devastating head-on crash in Bolton, Greater Manchester, early Sunday, with five others seriously injured.

Bangladesh is facing its weakest investment climate in a decade as development spending stalls, inflation remains stubborn, and investor confidence erodes amid political and policy uncertainty.

The Lemkin Institute has called for the immediate release of journalist Shahriar Kabir, warning his detention under Bangladesh’s interim government is arbitrary and endangers press freedom.

A network of university teachers has condemned initiatives to rename halls named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, calling the moves politically driven and harmful to academic integrity.