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.

Hundreds of people staged a protest in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Sunday (March 9) as they sought justice for an eight-year-old who was allegedly raped. In the area around Dhaka University, some 300 protesters,

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.

Students of Dhaka University have staged march carrying sticks in protest against the continued incidents of sexual violence, including the recent rape of a child in Magura. The march began at 3pm on Sunday from the Raju Memorial Sculpture and moved through the VC Chattar, Nilkhet, Katabon, and Shahbagh before returning to the starting point.

Bangladesh's interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters.

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: