In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
Sri Lanka needs a new political model to make the best use of the opportunity now before it to move forward without having to pay foreign loans, including International Sovereign Bonds, capital
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According to reports at the time of writing, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina is on her way to a third country after landing in Agartala, the capital city of the
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Indian intelligence sources quoted by Indian media have revealed that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is orchestrating efforts to destabilise the Awami League government in Bangladesh by manipulating student groups. The aim, according
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Editorial Bangladesh stands at a crossroads, grappling with the stark reality of its political and economic crises. The echoes of past failures are unmistakable; each act of violence and each failure of
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was transported to the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola at 1425 hours local time. Sources indicate that she is expected to leave for a
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August 5 marks the fifth anniversary since the Modi government abrogated Articles 370 and 35(a) of the Indian constitution and claimed to merge Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) with India.
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The Appellate Division of Bangladesh stayed the status quota for one month on the judgment given by the High Court upholding the quota in government jobs on July 10. However, the anti-quota
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The countdown to the August 15 Nomination Day for the forthcoming presidential election has begun and as of Thursday 10 deposits have been paid. Other candidatures too have announced themselves with the
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It is uncertain if the liberation of Bangladesh as a free and independent country would have been possible within nine months without the support of then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who
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The European Union (EU) is putting together a two-step plan to counter the possible negative impact of a universal import tax Donald Trump is planning to introduce if he gets re-elected as
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Vietnamese President To Lam has been elected as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, according to a press conference here on Saturday. Lam was unanimously supported at
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What will it take to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza? That’s the question confounding people of conscience all over the world since last October. After Israeli citizens, tax-paying residents of the United
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Following conservative outrage over the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and, in particular, the depiction of a scene resembling that in Last Supper, former U.S. President Donald Trump labeled the spectacle a disgrace. The
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Not a month has passed since the new Labour government came to power in the UK on 5 July 2024, in a landslide victory, heralding a change after 14 years of Conservative
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Sri Lankan people will be voting to elect their next President on September 21. The Election Commission’s announcement on the election sets to rest all the speculation about political moves to postpone
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