(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Welcomes Right to Information Action in Bangladesh The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the approval granted to a “right ...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and ...

While 2025 was a year marked by despair over the paralysis of Bangladesh’s right to information (RTI) regime, the beginning of 2026 has brought a welcome note of resistance and resolve. One may recall ...

The overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by a sustained student-led protest has plunged Bangladesh into violent chaos. But there is a promise that a more democratic and more economically equal ...

Bangladesh’s currency was battered by what the new head of the central bank says was the looting of the banks under the deposed prime minister. A defaced mural of Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime ...

When people think of Bangladesh, they often think of poverty. It was one of the world’s poorest nations when it was created in 1971. And they probably think of political upheaval — this year massive ...

A fearless environment for journalism will be ensured in Bangladesh, newly appointed Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said on Wednesday. A 50-member cabinet, led by BNP ...