With conflict intensifying in Myanmar and humanitarian needs deepening in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency – and over 100 partner organizations launched an urgent appeal today for increased global support to sustain life-saving aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Launching the 2025–2026 Joint […]

India has yet to respond to a request from Bangladesh seeking a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok next month. “There has been no response,” Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain told reporters yesterday when asked […]

The Media Reform Commission has recommended the merger of Bangladesh’s three major state-run media outlets – Bangladesh Television (BTV), Bangladesh Betar, and Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) – into a single unified entity, potentially named the “Bangladesh Broadcasting Corporation” or the “National Broadcasting Corporation.” The commission’s report, submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the […]

The Media Reform Commission has proposed sweeping changes to improve the professional and financial standing of journalists in Bangladesh, including setting the entry-level salary equivalent to a 9th-grade Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officer and establishing a bachelor’s degree as the minimum educational requirement for aspiring journalists. The commission submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor […]