Hundreds of students gather to launch their new political party called the Jatiya Nagarik Party or National Citizen Party, written on the plan cards, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 28,

A spike in violent crime in the Bangladesh capital makes youth who risked lives for change ask: ‘What was it all for?’

As relations between New Delhi and Dhaka remain strained following the ouster of Bangladesh's autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina, social media users in the Muslim-majority nation have shared a video they falsely claim shows a mosque set on fire in neighbouring India.

Members and supporters of the banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir shout slogans as they march near Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/)

Members and supporters of the banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir march near Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Less than 24 hours later, a violent confrontation erupted between local residents and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) personnel in Cox’s Bazar, approximately 397 km from Dhaka, resulting in the death of a civilian.

The Bangladesh Research Analysis and Information Network (BRAIN), a civil society organization advocating for democracy, honored four foreign nationals for their contributions to Bangladesh’s pro-democracy movement at an iftar event held at Hotel Sarina on Friday.

The defence ministry has sent a summary proposing changes to the names of 16 army sites, Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed. The proposed new names include:

Magura police have arrested four individuals in connection with the assault. In response to the incident, teachers and students of Dhaka University staged a protest rally on campus earlier on Sunday.

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Bangladesh's overall Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) score in February saw a decrease of 1.1 points from January to reach a score of 64.6. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB) released the