Longi, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, has decided to open an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen announced on 16th March. According to the ambassador, a delegation of top Chinese solar panel manufacturers visited Bangladesh in December to explore investment opportunities. This visit followed an invitation…

Bangladeshi students who overthrew autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina last year have formed a new political party to finish the work that began with her ouster, the group’s leader told AFP. Nahid Islam, 27, was one of the most visible faces of the youth-led protest campaign Students Against Discrimination, which brought down the curtain on Hasina’s…

Law enforcement detained several individuals from a “March for Khilafah” program organized by the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir outfit in the capital on Friday. The exact number of detentions is yet to be confirmed by the police. The detentions took place after the program began on the street in front of the northern gate of the…

The July mass uprising or the fall of the Hasina government on 5 August is not just a matter of one day or one month. It is the expression of people’s aspirations for a new politics in the country. The uprising is over and Bangladesh is proceeding towards that new politics. The experience of the…

In an interview with Sky News, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity. “A trial will be taking place. Not only her, but also all the people who are associated with her – her family members, her clients or associates,” Yunus said at the…