Professor Samina Luthfa of the Department of Sociology at Dhaka University says, a section of politically vested quarters have deliberately destabilised Bangladesh in pursuit of their own narrow interests.
She said, the government has been utterly incapable of controlling this destabilisation. Bangladesh never witnessed such a dreadful state of law...
In Bangladesh, the Forum for Women’s Political Rights has called for comprehensive electoral reforms to ensure fair and inclusive representation of women in the political arena.
The forum also demanded direct elections among women candidates to 100 reserved seats in parliament and the mandatory nomination of at least 33% women...
In Bangladesh, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) has reported that the interim government yesterday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border in an effort to save taxpayers’ money and ease the burden on the government’s expenditure. Three...
India and Bangladesh have agreed to intensify joint efforts to combat trans-border crimes by enhancing vigilance, increasing coordinated patrols, and sharing real-time intelligence. The commitment was made in a joint statement issued after a four-day Director General-level border conference held at Border Guard Bangladesh’s Pilkhana Headquarters in Dhaka. The...
In Bangladesh, academic activities at all engineering universities and colleges across the country came to a standstill today, as students under the banner of the Engineering Rights Movement enforced a complete shutdown.
The move followed violent clashes in Dhaka yesterday, where police allegedly baton-charged demonstrators during a protest. Last night,...
The Awami League party has expressed concern over the growing cases of human rights violations in Bangladesh. The party says that under the rule of the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus, "journalists are being treated like criminals, their activists are being labelled enemies of the state and ordinary...
Sri Lanka’s exports rose to nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of 2025, up 7.79 percent from the corresponding period in 2024, the Export Development Board (EDB) said Monday.
According to the EDB, merchandise exports totaled around 7.8 billion dollars, reflecting a 7.22 percent increase compared...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today afternoon. He is the first Executive President of Sri Lanka to be arrested and remanded on charges of corruption.
The 76-year-old leader, remanded until today (26), was first admitted to the Prison Hospital and...
Nepal will be hosting 22 days long Nepal Art and culture Festival to be spread across Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, Lalitpur and Hadigaon. The first edition of the Nepal Art and Culture Festival 2025 will start from 5th September to 27 September.
The festival coincides with Indra Jatra that is organised...
Bangladesh on Sunday raised pending issues, including an apology for the 1971 war, with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who is the most senior leader from his country to visit Dhaka since 2012.
Dar, who arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit aimed at rebuilding ties with Bangladesh...
