Bangladesh must end crackdown on expression online: Amnesty International
Photo-Amnesty International By Amnesty International/SAT News Desk 25 July 2021: Bangladeshi authorities must end the crackdown on people’s right to freedom of expression online and urgently repeal the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) unless it can be amended in compliance...
April 2, 2021
Bangladesh at 50: From ‘basket case’ to rising economic star
By Zobaer Ahmed At the time of independence in 1971, Bangladesh’s economy was in tatters, a result of the bloody...
March 26, 2021
Bangladesh police arrest children for Facebook posts
By Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch Displaying absolute intolerance for peaceful criticism, Bangladesh authorities have arrested hundreds...
March 5, 2021
India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Photos- PBNS By SAT News Desk India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka....
January 16, 2021
Rohingya: Why Bangladesh is in a diplomatic fix over Saudi repatriation
Riyadh has urged Bangladesh to take back some 54,000 Rohingya that are currently in Saudi Arabia. But agreeing to this...
July 29, 2020
Jute mill workers protest in Bangladesh demanding arrears
Hundreds of workers employed at the Asha jute mill in Debidwar, Bangladesh, congregated at the Dhaka-Chattogram highway to demand the...
July 22, 2020
Bangladeshi migrants in Italy stigmatized over coronavirus certificate scam
In the aftermath of a negative coronavirus testing scam in Dhaka, Bangladeshis living in Rome have reported a change in...
July 14, 2020
Bangladeshi tech-entrepreneur Sadiq hounded by death threats over pro-LGBT post
Ayman Sadiq, the founder of a popular online education platform has received a slew of death threats over a pro-gay...
May 30, 2020
US$732 million IMF assistance to Bangladesh to address COVID-19 pandemic
IMF Executive Board. Photo: IMF By SAT News Desk/IMF Washington, DC, May 29, 2020: The Executive Board of the International...
May 1, 2020
Garment factories reopen in Bangladesh despite COVID-19 concerns
Photo: people dispatch Resumption of work may provide some relief to workers but there are concerns about the spread of...
