Arafatul Islam

A deadly air force training jet crash in #Bangladesh has drawn calls for accountability, and to relocate bases and training from densely populated areas. My latest for @dw_hotspotasia: p.dw.com/p/4xptF

The achievments include, but are not limited, to: - achieving stability after August 5; - ensuring positive international relations; - stabilising banks; - getting inflation under control; - stopping government media censorship; - starting process of accountability for…

A deadly Air Force training jet crash in Bangladesh has drawn calls for accountability and for relocating bases and training from densely populated areas. dw.com/en/bangladesh-…

At least 16 people, mostly students, were killed & over 100 people were injured today as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (F-7 BGI) crashed on the compound of a school in Dhaka, the capital of the South Asian country. Many of the injured are in critical condition.

WHO confirms that Saima Wazed, the daughter of Sheikh Hasina, who was appointed to the post of WHO South East Asia regional director, is "on leave". No reasons, however, are given. In it statement, WHO says: “WHO’s Regional Director, SEARO, Saima Wazed, is currently on leave.…

A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in #Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Rights groups in India raise the alarm about authorities rounding up and forcing dozens of Bengali-speaking Muslims across the border into neighbouring Bangladesh.

Authorities in India are rounding up and forcing dozens of Bengali-speaking Muslims across the border into Bangladesh. Officials claim these are illegal immigrants, but activists say many of them are Indians.

History made for Bangladeshi football! Bangladesh Women's National Football Team has qualified for the finals stage of the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time. A Bangladesh national football team — men's or women's — has not reached an Asian Cup final round since the men's…

Because of the funding crisis at @UNICEF, about 300,000 Rohingya refugee children are at risk of losing access to basic education permanently. DW spoke with disappointed students and teachers in Cox's Bazar, #Bangladesh. Our report for @dwnews. p.dw.com/p/4whWq

Our last day in Bangladesh. We're pedalling home after four wonderful years. Bangladesh will stay forever in our hearts!

After former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fall after mass protests last year, #Bangladesh is preparing to hold elections. While the interim government promises a credible poll, law and order remain a concern. My latest for @dw_hotspotasia: p.dw.com/p/4w1eV

Rohingya refugees staying in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar if the UN assists. However, the UN won't react without a prior agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar.

‘People see government as the enemy’: #Bangladesh’s interim leader Professor Yunus on the legacy of a toxic system, reports @guardian⁩ theguardian.com/global-develop…

‘‘We are Rohingya Muslims. We neither trust the Arakan Army nor the Myanmar government. The government hasn't given us peace since 2012. Now, the Arakan Army is ruining our lives,’’ says Rohingya refugee Shahnaz Bibi. My latest for @dw_hotspotasia:

Rohingya refugees staying in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar if the UN assists. However, the UN won't react without a prior agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Our report from Cox's Bazar.

#Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a deadly student-led mass uprising overthrew the government last year, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Friday.

মুজিবনগর সরকারের রাষ্ট্রপতি শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান, অস্থায়ী রাষ্ট্রপতি সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, প্রধানমন্ত্রী তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ এবং দুই মন্ত্রী মো. মনসুর আলী ও এ এইচ এম কামরুজ্জামানসহ শতাধিক নেতার মুক্তিযোদ্ধা স্বীকৃতি বাতিল বলে সমকাল, যুগান্তর, ইত্তেফাক ও কালেরকন্ঠসহ কয়েকটি সংবাদমাধ্যমে যে…

#Bangladesh's interim government has used an anti-terror law to freeze all activities of the Awami League, the party of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. Is there a way for the country's oldest party to remain in play? My latest for @dw_hotspotasia: p.dw.com/p/4uGhH

Bangladesh's interim government has used an anti-terror law to freeze all activities of the Awami League, the party of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. Is there a way for the country's oldest party to remain in play? p.dw.com/p/4uGhH?maca=e…