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by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s two main state agricultural agencies have failed to recover losses from alleged large-scale irregularities in government-imported fertiliser purchases worth nearly Tk 2,000 crore (£145m), according to findings by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog. The…

By Zahida Islam Chanda (Dhaka Bureau) In a historic and contentious move, the National Parliament of Bangladesh has passed the ‘Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill.’ Under this law, all political activities of the ousted Awami League- including public rallies, processions, publications, and…

By Sheikh Arif (Dhaka Bureau) A formal complaint has been lodged with Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Asif Nazrul, the former Law Adviser of the interim government, and his Personal Secretary (PS), Shamsuddin Masum. A Supreme Court lawyer officially submitted…

Northeast Indian State of  Assam goes to the single-phase polling on 9 April 2026, where 2.50 crore registered voters (including 5.75 lakh young/first-time voters) will exercise their franchise to elect 126 representatives for the State legislative assembly. Under the guidelines…

It seems that certain German politicians have learned nothing from the past. Cancellar Merz of the CDU/SPD coalition wants that Germany’s army becomes the biggest of Europe. The German budget spending on the military sored and is producing an ever…

The sequence that Trump threatened if no deal was reached before the expiry of his deadline would have cut China off from half of the oil that it imported by sea last year and likely set Afro-Eurasia aflame in resource…

Israel tortured a one-year-old baby. They burned him with cigarettes and drove nails through his feet as a form of torture during his father’s interrogation. This isn’t some twisted, made-up movie scene; this is real life. And it’s the one…

The victor only be confidently determined upon the conclusion of a peace deal based on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, nuclear program, missile program, oil exports to China, and the petroyuan. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week…

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery formally opened INI-ININ on April 6, 2026, presenting a compelling exhibition by Butil Collective. On view until April 30, the exhibit reflects on the lived realities of Generation Z as…

Group calls for a simpler, kinder, and waste-free celebration of community fiestas 8 April 2026, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition appealed to church and local government leaders to embrace frugal fiesta celebrations this summer and beyond amid soaring global oil…