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Felani Khatun’s parents, Nurul Islam and Jahanara Begum, attended a memorial meeting at the National Press Club in Dhaka on the 15th anniversary of their daughter’s killing at the Bangladesh–India border. Felani, a 15-year-old girl, was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force in January 2011 while trying to cross the barbed-wire fence with her father. January 7, 2026. Photo: Sharif Khiam Ahmed 
Felani Khatun’s parents, Nurul Islam and Jahanara Begum, attended a memorial meeting at the National Press Club in Dhaka on the 15th anniversary of their daughter’s killing at the Bangladesh–India border. Felani, a 15-year-old girl, was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force in January 2011 while trying to cross the barbed-wire fence with her father. January 7, 2026. Photo: Sharif Khiam Ahmed 
In November 2024, journalist Tasneem Khalil interviewed Head of State Muhammad Yunus, expressing concerns about being denied access to Bangladesh’s secret detention facilities. 
Devotees, bauls, faqirs, and poets gather at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Baghdadi (R.A.) in Mirpur to protest the pruning of an ancient banyan tree, calling it an attack on communal spiritual space. October 4, 2025. Photo: Sharif Khiam Ahmed 
“This mazar is the people’s democratic space,” Farhad Mazhar said, warning the interim government that cutting the banyan undermines social stability and collective memory. October 4, 2025. Photo: Sharif Khiam Ahmed 
In February 2024, hundreds of military and civilian officials from the junta government fled to Bangladesh for the first time, escaping the attacks of the Arakan Army (AA). In the photo, Border Guard Bangladesh members escort Myanmar citizens to a temporary shelter in Teknaf. In the following months, more military personnel and officials from Rakhine State also sought refuge in Cox’s Bazar. Photo: One-man Newsroom
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