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Rise of Extremism in Bangladesh: Hizb ut-Tahrir Marches Openly Under Yunus-Led Interim Government

March 8, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua Panic and trepidation gripped Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh...

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Crushed by injustice, defiant in spirit: Langkom Mro’s relentless struggle to defend ancestral land

March 3, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua For Langkom Mro, the price of defending his ancestral land has...

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• National

Syed Jamil Ahmed resigns as Shilpakala Academy chief over restrictions on ‘Indigenous’

February 28, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

CHT DESK: In a significant moment, Syed Jamil Ahmed, the Director General of Bangladesh...

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• National

Reviving Indigenous Voices: A Pivotal Consultation for Language Preservation in Bangladesh

February 27, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Molly Barua A pivotal gathering of intellectuals, policymakers, and cultural stalwarts unfolded at the...

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• National

Cox’s Bazar Tragedy: Climate Refugees Face Military Aggression as Air Force Shoots Unarmed Civilians, Killing One

February 25, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua When the bullet struck Shihab Kabir Nahid (30), he wasn’t throwing...

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• National

Protests erupt in Dhaka demanding release of indigenous leader Ringrong Mro and case withdrawal

February 23, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

CHT Desk: In a fiery demonstration against state-backed land grabs, indigenous student and youth...

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• National

Indigenous land protection leader forcibly taken in plain clothes as land grabs intensify in CHT

February 23, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua In a brazen act of repression, Ringrong Mro, a prominent leader...

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• National

Bangladesh’s Yunus Government Cracks Down on Press: Journalists Face Violence, Legal Persecution, and State Censorship

February 18, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua Six months after a mass uprising ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh...

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• Opinion

Step down, Mr. Professor: Bangladesh cannot withstand your reign of destruction

February 10, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sanjoy Kumar Barua Bangladesh is not merely in turmoil—it is being systematically dismantled under...

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• National

Buddha Statue Vandalized in Historic Buddhist Monastery in Bangladesh

February 8, 2025 The Chittagong Hill Tracts

CHT DESK: In a brazen act of desecration, unidentified assailants have shattered a Buddha...