Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Kudddus Kajol announced that legal officers at the Attorney General’s Office accused of note trading and unethical activities will face action following investigation. He made the statement on his first working day as the country’s 18th Attorney General while speaking to journalists at his office on March 29, 2026.

Earlier in the day, he began his duties with prayers alongside senior lawyers, who congratulated him with flowers. Present at the event were Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Acting Secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Milon, former Attorney General Fida M Kamal, Member of Parliament and senior lawyer Fazlul Rahman, and Additional Attorneys General Arshadur Rauf, Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, and Mohammad Anik R Haque.

President appointed Barrister Ruhul Kudddus Kajol as the 18th Attorney General of Bangladesh on the preceding Wednesday.

Opposition members of Bangladesh’s Jatiya Sangsad held a meeting on Sunday morning ahead of the resumption of the adjourned parliamentary session. The meeting took place at 11 a.m. in the opposition conference room of the National Parliament Building, chaired by Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. Opposition Chief Whip and NCP Convener Nahid Islam MP, Whip Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, and other MPs attended. Discussions focused on the opposition’s stance and strategy for the ongoing session.

The first session of the 13th National Parliament, which began on March 12, had been adjourned on March 15 due to Eid-ul-Fitr and other holidays. The session resumed at 3 p.m. on Sunday under the chairmanship of Speaker Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam stated that the third day of the session would feature discussions on the motion of thanks for the President’s address, with participation from both government and opposition members.

According to the parliamentary business advisory committee, the session will continue until April 30, with 50 hours of discussion scheduled on the President’s speech.

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has departed for an official visit to the United States. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced the trip through its official Facebook page on Sunday, March 29, 2026. According to the post, the army chief left for the United States on Saturday, March 28, as part of his government assignment.

During the visit, General Waker-Uz-Zaman is scheduled to receive a recognition proposal from the Georgia State Capitol for the commendable contributions of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in United Nations peacekeeping missions. He will also deliver a special lecture at the Senate Chamber as part of the program.

The ISPR statement further mentioned that the army chief plans to hold bilateral meetings with relevant representatives of the United States during his stay.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman conducted unannounced visits to several ministries at the Secretariat on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Arriving shortly after 9 a.m., he bypassed his own office in the Cabinet Division and walked to Building No. 6, where he inspected the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and spoke with officials and staff. He continued to visit the Fisheries and Livestock, Water Resources, Women and Children Affairs, and Primary and Mass Education ministries located in the same building.

The Prime Minister then moved to Building No. 5 to inspect the Housing and Public Works Ministry and to Building No. 3 to visit the Commerce and Health and Family Welfare ministries. In total, he visited at least eight ministries before returning to the Cabinet Division. The visits were described as sudden and covered a wide range of administrative areas.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister was scheduled to chair a meeting on the farmer card program, with ministers and state ministers from Local Government, Finance, Agriculture, and Fisheries and Livestock ministries expected to attend.

The National Citizens Party (NCP) is set to announce its candidate for the upcoming city corporation election today. The announcement will be made at an emergency press conference called by the party’s Local Government Election Steering Committee. According to a message from the NCP media team, the event will take place at 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, at the party headquarters.

The press conference will be attended by key NCP leaders, including Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam, Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Chairman of the Local Government Election Steering Committee and Chief Organizer (North) Sarjis Alam, and Chief Organizer (South) Hasnat Abdullah. The announcement marks a significant step in the party’s preparation for the city polls.

The NCP’s decision to hold a late-evening press briefing underscores the importance the party places on the upcoming election and its candidate selection process.

The United States and Iran have issued conflicting statements regarding possible talks to end hostilities in the Middle East. On Saturday, President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, giving Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, on Monday he extended the deadline by five days, saying Iran had another opportunity. Trump claimed that the two countries had discussed a 'complete and comprehensive resolution of hostilities' in the region.

In contrast, Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf denied any such talks, writing on social media platform X that 'fake news' was being used to influence financial and oil markets. Yet, a senior Iranian official told CBS News that Iran had received proposals from the United States through intermediaries and was reviewing them. CBS clarified that this step was a 'possible preparatory move' and not confirmation of ongoing negotiations.

The White House urged caution, noting that the situation remained fluid and that no meeting should be considered confirmed until an official announcement was made.

The first session of Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament, which was adjourned earlier, will resume today at 3 p.m. in the Parliament House chamber. The session, initially convened on March 12, was suspended on March 15 due to Eid-ul-Fitr and other holidays. Speaker Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will preside over the sitting.

Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam stated that the third day of the session will focus mainly on discussions over the motion of thanks on the President’s address. Members from both the government and opposition benches are expected to participate. The agenda also includes a scheduled question-and-answer session for ministers and discussions on national importance notices.

According to the decision of the Parliament’s Business Advisory Committee, the ongoing session will continue until April 30, with a total of 50 hours allocated for debate on the President’s speech.

Dr. Yusuf Zarif, in an article published on March 29, 2026, examines how Bangladesh’s political discourse evolved from labeling practicing Muslims as fundamentalists to portraying them as extremists. He argues that since independence, secular elites and Western-influenced intellectuals have shaped political narratives that marginalized Islamic values and national identity. According to the article, these narratives were reinforced through alliances among intellectuals, business elites, NGOs, and civil society, often supported by Western funding under the guise of human rights and gender empowerment.

The author traces three major phases: the 1980s’ anti-fundamentalist campaigns, the post-2001 anti-extremism agenda, and the post-2024 period when pro-Bangladesh movements were branded as extremist. He claims that successive governments and media institutions used these narratives to suppress nationalist and faith-based politics, consolidating elite and foreign influence. The July 2024 uprising is described as a popular rejection of this dominance.

Dr. Zarif concludes that without a cultural and intellectual revival rooted in justice and dignity, Bangladesh risks repeating past cycles of division and elite control.

An opinion essay published on March 29, 2026, by Md. Mahmudul Hasan reflects on the 2024 July Revolution in Bangladesh, describing it as a mass student uprising against the Hasina government’s quota policy and broader authoritarian practices. The author argues that the movement emerged when students protested a discriminatory quota system limiting public sector jobs, and the government responded with violent suppression, killing around 1,500 protesters and detaining many others. The piece portrays the crackdown as a massacre and a turning point in Bangladesh’s political history.

The essay situates the July Revolution within a broader context of alleged electoral manipulation, corruption, and repression during the Awami League’s rule from 2009 to 2024. It claims that students had long faced intimidation and abuse from the ruling party’s student wing, which controlled university dormitories and silenced dissent. The author contends that these conditions drove students to risk their lives for a fairer and more democratic Bangladesh.

The article concludes by urging citizens to preserve the spirit of the July Revolution and pass its lessons to future generations as a defense of national sovereignty and human rights.

Following the general election held on February 12, newly elected representatives of the ruling party announced they would not take oath as members of the Constitutional Reform Council. This decision sparked a national debate over the legality of the council, which had been established under the July Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order of 2025. Critics argue that the 1972 Constitution does not grant the president authority to issue such an order and that, without a separate election, parliament members cannot serve on the council.

The article explains that the July political uprising represented a constitutional moment when citizens directly asserted their sovereign power to reshape the state. It argues that the council’s legitimacy stems from this popular mandate, not merely from written constitutional provisions. The July Charter sought fundamental restructuring of state principles and institutions, changes that could not be sustained through ordinary amendment procedures due to the Supreme Court’s basic structure doctrine.

The author concludes that the council’s legitimacy arises from dual mandates—both the general election and the referendum approving the reform process—reflecting the people’s sovereign will to redefine the constitutional order.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance is preparing to raise two major issues—the implementation of the July Charter and the holding of local government elections—in the national parliament. Opposition MPs are expected to make the session heated today, with a preparatory meeting scheduled before the sitting. Jamaat and its allies have been demanding the enforcement of the February 12 referendum verdict, which they claim showed strong public support for constitutional reform. Opposition leader and Jamaat chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has warned that if parliament fails to resolve the issue, the alliance may resort to street protests.

The second issue concerns the government’s recent appointment of administrators to 11 city corporations and 42 district councils, which the opposition views as an attempt to delay local elections. Jamaat leaders argue that these partisan appointments undermine democratic norms. The alliance’s 11-party coordination committee is expected to meet soon to decide on next steps, while Jamaat has nearly finalized its candidates for upcoming local polls.

Several allied parties, including the National Citizens Party and Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, have also criticized the government’s actions and announced rallies demanding swift elections and reform implementation.

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Masud Uddin Chowdhury and Lieutenant General (Retd.) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, both key figures of Bangladesh’s 1/11 interim government, are providing contradictory and evasive statements while in police remand. Mamun Khaled, arrested from Mirpur DOHS and placed on five-day remand, claimed he acted to help Tarique Rahman during the 2007–08 period, including facilitating his medical treatment abroad. Masud Uddin, detained from Baridhara DOHS and also on five-day remand, has been shifting blame to other former officers, saying he only tried to assist the Zia family.

Investigators report that both former generals have avoided direct answers about their alleged roles in torture, corruption, and political manipulation during the 1/11 period. Masud Uddin has accused former DGFI officials of implementing the “Minus Two Formula” and claimed India’s intelligence agency RAW planned the 1/11 government with DGFI involvement. Mamun Khaled faces allegations of large-scale corruption, enforced disappearances, and misuse of power during his tenure as DGFI chief.

Police sources indicate Masud Uddin may face further remand for questioning in murder and money laundering cases filed in Dhaka and Feni after the fall of the Awami League government.

Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in what organisers described as the largest anti-far-right demonstration in British history. The Together Alliance, supported by around 500 groups including trade unions, antiracism organisations and Muslim representative bodies, led the rally that converged on Whitehall near the Houses of Parliament. Organisers claimed half a million participants, while police estimated about 50,000. The event was met by a much smaller group of counterprotesters waving Israeli and pre-1979 Iranian flags.

Speakers and participants said the march aimed to counter the rise of racism and Islamophobia in mainstream politics, citing figures such as Reform leader Nigel Farage and far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Demonstrators described the atmosphere as inclusive and festive, comparing it to the Notting Hill Carnival. Several left-wing politicians, including Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Dianne Abbott, and Andy Burnham, joined the crowds, while Amnesty UK praised the event as a call for dignity, compassion and human rights.

The protest took place amid warnings from the group Hope Not Hate that the British far right is becoming “bigger, bolder and more extreme than ever before.”

Millions of people across more than 3,100 cities in the United States joined the 'No Kings' protests on Saturday, denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies, rising living costs, and the war with Iran. The demonstrations also spread to several European countries, including Italy, France, Germany, and Spain, where large crowds gathered in solidarity. Major US cities such as Minneapolis, Boston, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Seattle saw significant turnouts, with Philadelphia hosting one of the largest gatherings.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who participated in the protests, said she and thousands of others were fighting to protect democracy, emphasizing that no one is above the law and that respect for due process forms the foundation of American democracy. Television host Padma Lakshmi also addressed the demonstrations, calling for accountability, transparency, and empathy from elected leaders.

Organizers noted that this year’s protests follow previous 'No Kings' demonstrations and come amid economic strain and nationwide immigration crackdowns. The movement’s expansion into Europe underscores growing international concern over Trump’s leadership and policies.

A month after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, polls show widespread public disapproval of the conflict and rising fuel prices, yet US lawmakers have taken no concrete steps to limit President Donald Trump’s authority. The Senate again failed to pass a War Powers resolution this week, voting 53–47 along party lines, while House Democratic leaders have reportedly backed away from holding a similar vote despite having enough support to pass it.

Analysts cited political caution among Democrats and strong partisan alignment among Republicans, with most GOP lawmakers backing Trump’s prosecution of the war. Public surveys show 61 percent of Americans disapprove of the conflict, and Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point since taking office. The administration has not outlined a clear endgame, instead emphasizing Iran’s military degradation and the killing of senior officials.

The Pentagon has deployed additional troops to the region, raising fears of a ground invasion. Some Republicans have questioned a $200 billion funding request, while dissenting conservative voices warn the war contradicts Trump’s “America First” promises. Observers say the conflict’s duration and economic impact could shape its political fallout ahead of the midterm elections.