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Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics-I

A mirror in the storm THERE are storms you sail into. And there are storms you spend a lifetime watching from the shore — knowing full well that the sea

Fakhrul, Abbas, 104 others exempted in two separate cases

Two Dhaka courts on Monday exempted BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas along with 104 others from two separate cases filed with Ramna

New Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests

Nepal’s new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki,

Bangladesh-Origin US citizen on two-day remand on suspicious activity

A Dhaka court on Monday placed Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-origin United States (US) citizen, on a two-day remand on Monday over alleged suspicious movements in the ministerial zone near

IAB, Khelafat Majlish announce demos matching Jamaat’s programmes

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) and Khelafat Majlish have announced demonstrations on three days this month to press home their demands of July Charter implementation before the general elections, and inclusion

Bhanga police station, UP office attacked as blockades resume

Protesters vandalised Bhanga Police Station and an Upazila Parishad (UP) office on Monday as they clashed with police when enforcing road blockades in protest against the recent constituency re-demarcation in

UK police vow ‘further arrests’ after far-right rally violence

London police pledged Sunday to make ‘further arrests in the coming days and weeks’, following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by anti-immigration activist Tommy

No Pakistan handshake aligned with government, says India captain

India’s victorious captain Suryakumar Yadav defended his team’s decision not to shake hands with the defeated Pakistan players on Sunday, saying that it was taken in alignment with their government