Politics

by Asif Showkat Kallol Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is facing mounting criticism after it abruptly withdrew a corruption case against Bengal Group chairman Abul Khair at the final stage before trial, raising serious concerns over the independence and integrity of…

The Hungarian people have the greatest stakes since they’ll be the ones who’ll live with the consequences. Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary have been described by RT as the “Battle for Hungary” due to the huge stakes involved for the…

By Zahida Parvez Chhanda Bangladesh’s Law Minister, Md. Asaduzzaman, has stated that no incidents of extrajudicial killings (commonly known as ‘crossfires’) or enforced disappearances have occurred in the country during the 42 days since the new government took office. He…

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (George Santayana). Historical memory protects societies from falling into the same political and social mistakes. With just three days to go before the 2026 General Elections in Peru, the…

A week after the third major protest of the No Kings movement, activists are busy like bees. Events are numerous across the country: the event at Bixby Park in Long Beach commemorates the thousands of deaths in Gaza and the…

This war is hubris and barbarity. In this absurd conflict, we have arrived at a 10-point plan that has already been accepted by “all sides,” along with a ceasefire. The ceasefire was ratified by the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba…

BreakThrough News announces the New York City premiere of Cuba After Castro, a landmark documentary featuring the first and only interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever conducted with a U.S. journalist. The film will premiere on Wednesday, April 16,…

In 2017, Odesson Alves Ferreira, a survivor of the 1987 Goiânia nuclear disaster in central Brazil, received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Uranium Film Festival. Odesson himself was severely contaminated by the highly radioactive cesium-137 and lives with…

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…