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By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) Tamim Iqbal, in his first international assignment since taking over as President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), is currently on a key visit to India. Leading a high-level delegation, the visit goes beyond routine…

By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) The 12 host cities and official brand identity for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 were officially unveiled on Thursday during a grand event in Johannesburg, South Africa. This marks the return of the…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday called on U.S. politicians to stop using Mexico as a campaign issue as they gear up for the midterm elections in November. “Mexico should not be a campaign issue, because they have their own…

Come, I’ll buy you a coffee. What they call a truce is structural violence under another name, and I want us to look together at how the staging is put together. You, who paused here. In the midst of everything…

Groups call for the Philippine Government to Continue Upholding Basel Convention Treaty Obligations, Following Customs Action on Three Prior Suspect Containers July 31, 2026: SEATTLE / MANILA — The Basel Action Network (BAN), together with members of the Philippine NGO…

In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office. The pledge…

The history of Great Britain is often associated with the Celtic peoples, the Roman conquest, and later the kings and queens of England. Yet few people know that, during the second century AD, the Roman province of Britain was governed…

The technology news of the past 48 hours does not amount to a string of isolated events. Taken together, it represents one of the most significant shifts in perception since ChatGPT’s public breakthrough in 2022. As markets react nervously, the…

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A devastating picture of how the desperate quest for a safer life can push human beings into the dark shadows of modern slavery is unfolding across Southeast Asia. Driven by the hope of a…

By Halim Mohammad (Dhaka Bureau) Caught in a web of legal complexities, delayed judicial processes, and severe infrastructural limitations, Child Development Centers in Bangladesh (formerly known as juvenile correction homes) are facing an acute crisis. Operating at more than double…