Shabbir Ahmed Lone (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police special cell has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shabbir Ahmed Lone from near Bangladesh border, sources said. Lone was running a Lashkar cell from his hideout near Dhaka. The operation, monitored closely by police commissioner Satish Golcha, was the result of a cat-and-mouse chase of two months. A … Read more
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In January 2026, landmark hearings began at the International Court of Justice in the case concerning genocide against the Rohingya people. For one of the world’s most persecuted communities, this moment carried deep symbolic weight. Years of advocacy, documentation and persistence culminated in a global forum finally taking the crime seriously. Yet the hearings also … Read more
376 The past eighteen months have marked an unusual and politically sensitive chapter in Bangladesh’s democratic journey. The tenure of the interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, emerged from a moment of institutional deadlock and political mistrust. As such, it deserves to be assessed not through partisan lenses, but … Read more
Lawmakers pledged allegiance to Bangladesh as hundreds of people gathered outside Dhaka’s parliament grounds. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Prime Minster Tarique Rahman has been sworn into office, days after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the first … Read more
Ahmed Ali once came across an infant’s body wrapped in a plastic bag. The 36-year-old informed the police and then carried on working. Another day, it was a gold-coloured bangle. “We don’t find riches,” he says, but that time he pocketed it. His job as a sweeper in the megacity of Dhaka means he sees … Read more
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. A year and a half since the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the people of Bangladesh cast their votes in the country’s first post-uprising election, with a referendum on a political reform package being held at the same time. The stakes are high, with the election outcome set … Read more
BANGKOK — Widespread backsliding on protections of basic rights is taking a toll on Asian economies as growing inequality leaves the poor vulnerable to labor abuses and scams, a report by Human Rights Watch says. The report released Thursday says many governments in the region have grown more hostile to efforts to protect basic human rights as … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Myanmar on Tuesday, with strong tremors also felt in Kolkata and various parts of Bangladesh. Shaking due to the earthquake was reported from various parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata and the neighbouring Bangladesh. (REUTERS Representative) According to EMSC data, the earthquake struck 70 miles east of Akyab in … Read more