News & Current Affairs

  • Dr Shafiqur Rahman addresses the press

    15 min | 14 Feb 2026 Post‑meeting press briefing by Dr Shafiqur Rahman, amir of Bangladesh Jamaat‑e‑Islami. In his remarks, he expresses strong dissatisfaction with the election results, alleging widespread irregularities in the vote‑counting process, targeted manipulation in certain constituencies, and incidents of post‑election violence directed at party supporters.

  • BNP’s Morshed Milton on development of Bogura‑7

    12 min | 9 Feb 2026 Watch Rupali TV’s full interview with Morshed Milton, in which he shares his candid perspective on the development of Bogura. Morshed Milton is reported to be a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and to serve as president of the Gabtali Upazila […]

  • Shahd Karaeen: the voice of Palestinian resistance through poetry

    24 min | 4 Feb 2026 Watch Rupali TV’s full interview with Shahd Karaeen, where she reflects on her childhood and the hardships endured by the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom. Karaeen, a Palestinian poet and activist born and raised in Jerusalem, left home at eighteen to build […]

  • Is Bangladesh finally ready for a democratic reset?

    12 min | 11 Jan 2026 Susmita Jebin interviews Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – also known as Mukhles Chowdhury, a former adviser to President Iajuddin Ahmed – to examine Bangladesh’s major reform initiatives, the ongoing debate over whether dual citizens should be able to take part in national elections, whether Tarique […]

  • Data reveals shocking ethnic inequalities in UK infant mortality rates

    5 min | 8 Jan 2026 A deepening health crisis is unfolding in the UK. New data from NCMD, ONS, and GOV.UK expose stark ethnic disparities in infant mortality, with Black and some Asian babies facing significantly higher risks of death than White British infants. Pakistani newborns have the highest […]

  • UK immigration update: Sayem Khondoker

    14 min | 16 Nov 2025 Nur Absar speaks with A. S. M. Sayem Uddin Khondoker, a UK lawyer and non‑practising barrister, about the latest developments in UK immigration. They discuss changes to visa and settlement rules, including work visas, student visas, care‑worker visas, and the misuse of immigration regulations. […]

  • Can Bangladesh overcome its deepening political turmoil?

    15 min | 31 Jul 2025 In the aftermath of the Awami League’s dramatic fall from power, Bangladesh finds itself at a political crossroads. As the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus struggles to assert stability, questions loom over the nation’s democratic future. Susmita Jebin sits down with journalist Shahed […]

  • Is democracy evolving or eroding in Bangladesh?

    20 min | 2 Jul 2025 Susmuta Jebin interviews Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah to discuss the evolving landscape of democracy in Bangladesh. In this in-depth and candid conversation, Susmuta Jebin speaks with Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah—a respected academic and lieutenant colonel in the Bangladesh Army—about the shifting dynamics of democracy […]

  • Can Bangladesh overcome political tensions to build a new future?

    26 min | 2 Jun 2025 Susmita Jebin sits down with broadcast journalist Bulbul Hasan to explore Bangladesh’s key reform efforts, dissect government strategies, and unravel the complex dynamics between opposition parties.

  • What does Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami really want?

    28 min | 5 May 2025 Susmita Jebin interviews Barrister Muhammad Abu Baker Siddique Molla – aka Abu Baker Molla, the spokesperson for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Europe – to delve into Bangladesh’s pivotal reform initiatives, analyse the intricacies of government strategies, examine the interplay among various opposition parties, and outline […]