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DHAKA: Across the campus of University of Dhaka, corridors are layered with fresh graffiti anger, satire, poetry, all echoing the student-led uprising of July 2024 that ended the 15-year rule of the Awami League. Students sit in small circles debating politics, while red lanterns for Lunar New Year hang above […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to attend the first leaders’ meeting of the US-initiated Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ in Washington on February 19, sources familiar with the matter said. The development comes after an invitation was extended by US President Donald Trump to Pakistan to join the Board […]
ISLAMABAD: With Bangladesh heading into national polls this week, the election atmosphere in Dhaka is not only about parties and voters, it is also about where the country positions itself in a shifting regional landscape. Conversations across tea stalls, campuses, and newsrooms suggest that many Bangladeshis see this vote as […]
BEIJING: An explosion at a biotech factory in northern China has killed eight people, state media reported on Sunday, raising the death toll by one from earlier reports. China’s state news agency Xinhua initially said seven people had died and one was missing after the blast on Saturday morning at […]
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have announced the appointment of Major Ella Waweya as their new Arabic-language spokesperson, making her the first Muslim to hold this role. Major Ella Waweya will present the IDF’s positions in Arabic across various platforms, the army said Tuesday. She has been serving as deputy […]
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s late longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Tuesday after a “four-man commando” attacked his home in the western Libyan town of Zintan, according to his French lawyer Marcel Ceccaldi. Ceccaldi told AFP that the identity of those behind the killing remains unknown. He […]
BANGKOK: A wild bull elephant killed a tourist in central Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park on Monday, marking the third fatal incident linked to the same animal, a park official said. The victim, a 65-year-old Thai tourist from Lopburi province, was out for a morning walk with his wife when […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has warned Britain against deepening business ties with China, calling the move “very dangerous,” as Prime Minister Keir Starmer highlighted the economic benefits of resetting relations with Beijing during a visit to China on Friday. Trump made the remarks in Washington while responding to questions […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh has approved its national shooting team’s tour to New Delhi for next month’s Asian Shooting Championships, days after the country’s cricket team refused to play in India over security concerns, a decision that cost them their place in the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland in […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace” for Gaza on Wednesday designated 26 countries as founding members of the body, with Pakistan included among the initial participants. According to the announced list, the founding members include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, […]