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Bangladesh’s floating schools win global recognition as Sidhulai receives UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize 2025

Bangladesh’s pioneering floating school initiative has received international recognition as Sidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha formally accepted the UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize ...

10 Jun 2026 18:42 PM

TIB flags threat to NHRC independence, seeks major revisions to draft law

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised serious concerns over the draft National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act, 2026, warning that ...

10 Jun 2026 18:29 PM

Govt greenlights independent bids by AL members

Awami League leaders and activists who remain in Bangladesh will be allowed to contest upcoming local government elections as independent ...

09 Jun 2026 21:08 PM

TIB defends research methodology, rejects claim report based solely on media clippings

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday defended the methodology behind its recent governance report, rejecting claims that the findings were ...

09 Jun 2026 19:14 PM

Sticks, carrots, and churning outrage

The public trial of Nur Jahan Begum’s three children was swift and entirely beside the point. Within hours of police ...

09 Jun 2026 15:55 PM

Top Bangladeshi trekking host arrested in Nepal after Malaysian tourist alleges secret filming

The trek had unfolded much as Melody Soptaka had imagined. For nearly a week, she, her husband and four other Bangladeshi ...

09 Jun 2026 15:50 PM

PKSF, CIMMYT explore partnership to scale climate-smart agriculture in Bangladesh

The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have begun discussions on a potential ...

08 Jun 2026 19:48 PM

ITZY announces European and UK leg of third world tour

K-pop girl group ITZY has announced the European and UK leg of its third world tour, bringing its latest live ...

08 Jun 2026 18:35 PM

TIB sees reform rollback, accountability erosion in BNP government’s first 100 days

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has alleged that despite a promising start and several visible reform measures, the BNP-led government’s first ...

07 Jun 2026 19:53 PM

Bangladesh urged to introduce front-of-pack warnings as ultra-processed foods fuel NCD crisis

Health experts and food safety advocates have called for the urgent introduction of mandatory warning-based front-of-package labelling (FOPL) in Bangladesh, ...

07 Jun 2026 19:51 PM