Apathy eats away vote
In an ominous sign for democracy, the practice of being elected unopposed has gripped the parliamentary by-polls as well as local body polls.
Post-Coup Myanmar: Military convoy hit by bomb
Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.
India seizes $20m heroin haul in drug bust at sea
Indian authorities seized over $20 million of heroin and detained seven Iranian men in a deep-sea drug bust off the country’s western coast, officials said yesterday.
Hong Kong elite selects powerful new ‘patriots only’ committee
Hong Kong’s political elite began selecting a powerful committee yesterday which will choose the city’s next leader and nearly half the legislature under a new “patriots only” system imposed by...
UN worried with shrinking civic space, inequality
The UN is concerned over signs of shrinking civic space, growing inequality, and violence against women in Bangladesh.
Nations urged to recognise Bangladesh
The Bangladesh cabinet met today and discussed the budget of the Ministry of Defence. The acute shortage of winter clothing and other necessary items for the fighting forces and the youth camp...
Court orders filing of case against imo hackers
A Natore court ordered police to file cases against a group in Lalpur upazila that has been hacking into different accounts on social media app “imo” and tricking people into sending them money.
Why 35,000 migrant workers are unable to return to work
Last May, after the spike in Covid-19 cases, the UAE put a ban on flights from Bangladesh.
French daredevil takes hair-raising tightrope walk
A French tightrope walker has crossed the Seine in Paris 70 metres up in a breathtaking feat watched by cheering crowds on the Eiffel Tower and along the riverbanks.
Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika given state funeral
Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019 after mass protests, was given a state funeral on Sunday attended by senior officials but received little of the attention given to...
Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends Covid pass
Bookings for coronavirus vaccines in Italy spiked this week after the government said all employees must show proof of a jab, negative test or recent recovery from Covid-19, authorities said.
