Sofian Khan Myanmar’s De Facto Leader State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi awaits for initiatives to sign an MoU to start the “safe and voluntarily return” of all of those Rohingyas who have fled across the border. Her less than two-year old civilian government faced heavy international criticism for its response to the Rohingya crisis….
Abrar Hussain of DOT Four people died after a brick-laden truck fell into a water-filled ditch in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. Divers from Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the bodies of the deceased, identified as Shaheen, 32, Mujahid, 20, Arif, 18, and Abdul Kader, 45. All…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Complaints & cases against the police officers have been piling up all over the country. Experts blame the political situation. Flower Businessman Ismail Hossen was arrested from his house on last 8 June. Later, Awami League leader Selim Mandal shot him dead during an argument, in the presence of…
UNB, Dhaka A court here on Sunday framed charges against 25 people, including Hallmark Group managing director Tanvir Mahmud and its chairman Jesmin Islam, in nine separate cases filed in connection with much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge M Kamrul Hossain fixed April 21 for starting the trial of the case….
Nobonita Chowdhury August 1st will mark the first monthly anniversary of the attack that took place in Holey Artisan Bakery. This tragic event led to the 20 deaths, among which the majority were foreigners. The attack has also had a significant impact on Bangladesh’s foreign relations. International schools are losing their best teachers, The British…
AP: Nagasaki marked the anniversary of the world’s second atomic bombing Thursday with the United Nations’ chief and the city’s mayor urging global leaders to take concrete steps toward world nuclear disarmament. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the first United Nations chief to visit Nagasaki, said fears of nuclear war are still present 73 years after the…
Hossen Sohel: Mohammad Ashraful still harbours hopes of playing for Bangladesh again after his five-year ban for involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League officially ends on August 13. Henceforth, he will become eligible for international cricket and the BPL, having already been allowed to play in Bangladesh’s domestic competitions on…
James M Dorsey/WION Traditionally focussed on ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Islam, Saudi funding in the era of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been streamlined and finetuned to ensure that it serves his geopolitical ambitions, primarily stymying the expansion of Iranian influence in the Middle East and North Africa and enhancing the kingdom’s global impact. The…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We all have people in our lives who we’d just rather not interact with – loudmouthed misogynists, shrill gossips, ignorant racists, hurtful name-callers – whatever type of person makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. The most obvious course of action is to avoid these irritating people altogether. What…
Suraj Yengde Postdoctoral fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy/ Aljazeera The future of the untouchables’ struggle lies in international solidarity and collective work. Being a Dalit means being in permanent isolation, stuck in the dark chambers of one’s uncharted fears. The Dalit is that stubbornness that the Hindu ideology has…