Awami League Operates Secret Hub from India
Reading Time: 4 minutesInvestigative reports and visual footage confirm that the ruling Awami League (AL) has established a covert office in Kolkata, India, allegedly to coordinate political activities aimed at influencing domestic affairs in Bangladesh. While Indian authorities officially deny any knowledge of such operations, admissions from AL leaders in exile leave no Continue Reading
Armed Arakan Army Fighter Held in Ukhiya Sparks Border Security Concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutesBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an armed member of the Arakan Army (AA) after he crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar on 12 August 2025, raising fresh concerns over security along the volatile frontier. The detainee, identified as Jiban Tonchongya, 21, was intercepted at the Balukhali border outpost in Ukhiya. He Continue Reading
Government Intensifies Surveillance on Awami League Activities Abroad
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe interim government has escalated surveillance operations against the Awami League (AL), citing concerns over alleged subversive activities being coordinated from abroad. Officials say the party, whose activities are banned in Bangladesh, is working with foreign actors to destabilise the country. Monitoring Operations Abroad Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam Continue Reading
Bangladesh Issues Travel Warning On India
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh has imposed stringent health screening measures at its western land ports and issued a formal advisory against non-essential travel to India, as authorities scramble to prevent the spread of a new and highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant, NB.1.8.1, which is surging in neighbouring regions. The decision, announced by the Ministry Continue Reading
Overhauling Bangladesh’s Visa Policy
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a state situated at a geopolitical crossroads, Bangladesh can no longer afford to view immigration and visa issuance as routine administrative processes divorced from national security imperatives. In the current threat landscape characterised by transnational organised crime, cyber infiltration, radical ideological exportation, and intelligence penetration the time has come Continue Reading