Former Pakistani intelligence chief taken into military custody, court martial initiated: ISPR
The development is a first in the country’s history where a court martial has been initiated against a former spymaster.
National affairs
Global response to Bangladesh’s transition: The Daily Star
The international response to this transition has been overwhelmingly positive, with key global players pledging their support for Bangladesh's journey toward democracy. The…
Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations
The main platform where such notions are being sensationalised at the moment is X, formerly known as Twitter. What's worse is that this propagation of fake news has also been…
Hong Kong media tycoon, six activists lose final appeal against social unrest convictions
In 2021, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-defunct tabloid Apple Daily, and six others were convicted of organising and taking part in a large-scale assembly at Victoria…
Who benefits from migration bans?
It’s time to abolish migration bans on domestic work and regulate the actors profiting from these policies, argue the writers.
North Korean leader rejects international aid for flood damage
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to bring victims of recent heavy downpours to the capital city of Pyongyang to take care of them without outside help, state media said…
Leader of Move Forward’s successor upbeat as 28,000 new members join People’s Party
People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut on Saturday thanked the public for their warm support after donations made to the party have exceeded 17 million baht.
Why 1 million Indonesians flock to Malaysian hospitals annually
As many as 60 percent of medical tourists stated they had experienced a misdiagnosis at a domestic hospital. This situation forced them look for better and more reliable medical…
“HeroRATs” play vital role in demining Cambodia
These HeroRATs, trained by the Belgian non-profit organisation APOPO, use their extraordinary sense of smell to identify deadly landmines, helping to clear large areas of land and…
Bangladesh interim government leader acquitted in graft case
The development came yesterday, three days after the council of advisers in the interim government led by Prof Yunus took the oath after the resignation and departure of former…