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UN HR chief Volker Turk to visit Bangladesh this month

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, to visit Bangladesh for discussions on rights issues, including a potential office ...

19 Oct 2024 14:21 PM

Japan's ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested, media report

Man arrested for firebombing Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo amid public discontent over a funding scandal. No ...

19 Oct 2024 14:18 PM

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

Kamala Harris calls for an end to suffering in the Middle East, while Donald Trump campaigns for Arab American votes ...

19 Oct 2024 14:16 PM

North Korea claims it discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in its capital

North Korea claims to have discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in Pyongyang, heightening tensions over alleged drone ...

19 Oct 2024 14:10 PM

Embassy in The Hague organises discussion on living with rivers

Experts in a roundtable discussion highlighted the urgent need for innovative flood management and water governance in Bangladesh to address ...

19 Oct 2024 14:07 PM

Mujib’s legacy has lost its social capital for now…but many like Mahfuz Anam has failed to grasp it

A reflection on Bangladesh's political landscape post-revolution, drawing parallels with the fictional character Judge Nicholas Marshal from Dark Justice, while ...

19 Oct 2024 01:09 AM

Tati League leader arrested from Dhaka's Sutrapur over killing of student

Abu Sayeed, President of Sutrapur Thana Tati League, was arrested in connection with the murder of Nadimul Hasan Elem during ...

18 Oct 2024 15:30 PM

Home Ministry clears arrest of four police officials over killings during upsurge

The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the arrest of four police officers involved in assault and killing cases from ...

18 Oct 2024 15:27 PM

Six Bangladeshis detained while trespassing into India: BGB

Six Bangladeshis, including three from the same family, were detained by BGB while attempting to cross into India from Panchagarh. ...

18 Oct 2024 15:25 PM

Next election "realistically possible" by 2025: Asif Nazrul

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul discusses the timeline for Bangladesh's next national election, formation of a new Election Commission, and the ...

18 Oct 2024 15:23 PM