Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has installed himself atop an “interim government” through backdoor deals with deep-state actors and foreign sponsors. Without any constitutional mandate, Yunus now governs through secrecy, which has resulted in a covert Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the US.
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) At least 637 people, including 41 police officers were killed in mob lynching incidents in Bangladesh from August 2024 to July 2025, marking one of the deadliest waves of extrajudicial killings in country's recent history. The political transition after the August 2024 uprising, which saw ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her office, has seen a rise in mob violence in Bangladesh, said a report by leading Canadian agency.
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian-origin Mathura Sridharan has been appointed Ohio's 12th Solicitor General, the Attorney General's office announced in a statement on X. However, her appointment faced backlash with trolls questioning why a 'non-US citizen' was selected for the position, with some even pointing to her bindi, saying "This one has a perma-dot, huh."
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Several people, mostly holidaymakers, have drowned while bathing at Bangladesh's tourist destination Cox's Bazar sea beach in the first six months of 2025.
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) The Bangladesh Awami League on Sunday denounced the charges brought against its leadership, calling them a "politically motivated" move orchestrated by the Muhammad Yunus-led "illegitimate" interim government.
Kabul, Aug 3 (IANS) Afghan migrants have shared their agony following their expulsion from Pakistan, as Islamabad accelerated the third phase of the forced deportation. They said that they were "humiliated" and asserted that the Pakistani officials also demanded money from them in return for their documents.
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) The US is once again edging closer to officially designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, marking a significant step not just for American national security but for global efforts to confront the ideological infrastructure of political Islamism, according to a report.
Quetta, Aug 3 (IANS) Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the police remand of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders by an additional 20 days, drawing sharp criticism from the human rights body, which said the judiciary has become "indirectly complicit" in the ongoing human rights crisis in Balochistan.
Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's removal in August 2024 appears to have opened a new avenue for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to advance his Islamist agenda under the guise of strengthening trade and defence cooperation with Dhaka.
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) A group of 39 Bangladeshi citizens, including a woman, were deported from the United States and arrived in Dhaka on Saturday.
