Traffic chaos in Dhaka as battery-run rickshaw drivers block streets
The drivers of battery-powered rickshaws blocked roads in different parts of the capital on Thursday morning, protesting a ban on their movement in city streets. The roads include Mohakhali,...
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Nepal, Bangladesh, Morocco, Madagascar: What have the Gen Z protests achieved?
Six months after a wave of protest movements shook the political elite of countries across the Global South, the “Gen Z” activists continue their struggle for social justice. But while some of...
Kloth Studio’s journey – from Bangladesh to crafting global hospitality apparel
In the summer of 2017, two friends Rafaan Seraj and Abeed Azad both driven by an innate passion for business, were having a casual conversation about starting something new. What began as a...
Advisory Council welcomes three new members
The Council of Advisers of the interim government has been expanded with three new members. They took the oath of office on Sunday evening. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at...
Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday for a six-day visit. Although she has long advocated for Taiwan’s independence, she is now working to improve relations with...
Chief Adviser invited to attend D-8 Summit in Cairo
Egypt has invited Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit to be held in its capital Cairo in December next. Egypt Ambassador in Dhaka Omar Fahmy handed over the invitation...
Restriction on Awami League's political activities sought
A writ petition was submitted to the High Court on Monday, seeking restrictions on political activities of the ousted Awami League (AL), while not seeking a blanket ban on the party itself....
Ex-minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain arrested
Ex-minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain arrestedDetectives have arrested former housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain from Bashundhara residential area in the city. A team of...
China executes French national convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking
A French national sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France's foreign ministry announced on Saturday, expressing its "consternation." China's foreign...
Proclaiming ‘Second Republic’ among issues movement leaders discuss with BNP
Representatives from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee on Saturday discussed various issues with the BNP, including the removal of the President. After the...
Hasina's quick fleeing signals resignation: BNP
Senior BNP leader Hafizuddin Ahmed on Monday said the discussions surrounding Sheikh Hasina's resignation represent a new dimension of conspiracy, asserting that her fleeing the country in the...
BNP slams govt for failing to arrest AL cadres in student shootings
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has expressed grave concerns over the government's failure to arrest the 'cadres' of the Awami League and its associate bodies, who were...
Myanmar’s parliament elects coup-leading general as civilian president
Myanmar's pro-army parliament on Friday elected Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as president days after he relinquished his top military post, as required by the constitution, and passed it to the...
Bangladesh’s struggles continue as India secure easy win in T20I series opener
India outplayed Bangladesh in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday in Gwalior, where the visitors struggled in all departments.With this defeat, Bangladesh have now lost three...
India’s new digital rules tighten the noose on freedom of speech
Journalists, news outlets, satirists and cartoonists are among the spate of citizens targeted by India’s increasingly strict laws on digital censorship. Critics say that a new set of rules will...