A Bangladeshi court issued an arrest warrant Sunday for a former United Kingdom minister over allegations of unlawful land acquisition in a residential area outside Dhaka, authorities said. Tulip Siddiq, 41, of London, was named alongside her mother, Sheikh Rehana, and her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case brought by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption […]
The once-rare storm tides that battered Bangladesh every century could become a deadly norm every decade — or even more often — by century’s end. With sea levels rising and tropical cyclones intensifying under a warming climate, the country faces a sharply escalating threat to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure. Recent scientific projections show a tenfold […]
As the threat of climate change intensifies, Bangladesh faces a stark warning from scientists: catastrophic storm tides once expected once in a century may strike every decade or more frequently by the end of the century. A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published in One Earth, projects a tenfold increase in the […]
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Principal Advisor and Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, on Saturday called for faster progress on reforms to enable national elections in December. He made the call during a meeting with Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz and member Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder at his official residence, Jamuna. Special Assistant Monir Haider was also […]
More than three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the debate over the military equipment left behind has resurfaced. With Pakistan urging Washington to address the flow of American-made arms now in Taliban hands, calls have intensified for the return or reclamation of these weapons. But the argument that the United States should reclaim […]
A computer scientist in Pakistan is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at improving maternal health care in under-resourced clinics. Maryam Mustafa, an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and co-founder of Awaaz-e-Sehat, is leading the initiative. Her work focuses on addressing critical gaps in […]
Pakistan, long saddled with economic stagnation, political volatility, and a complex security environment, appears to be charting a new course—one propelled by innovation, energy transition, and strategic investment. Though the shift is still unfolding, recent developments across multiple sectors suggest the country may be on the cusp of a broader turnaround. At the heart of […]
As images of devastation and loss from Gaza stream unfiltered across the world, more than 100,000 people filled Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday in what became not just a protest, but a moral reckoning. The “March for Gaza,” organized by the Palestine Solidarity Movement, was a sweeping cry for justice, echoing the conscience of a world […]
Pakistan has every right to expect Afghanistan to take responsibility for its own citizens. Over the past week alone, more than 8,900 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan as part of an intensified campaign to repatriate illegal migrants, according to the UN Refugee Agency. This is not a surprise. Pakistan has been signaling its intent […]
A recent U.S. tariff hike of 104 percent on Chinese textile and clothing imports has opened a significant opportunity for emerging manufacturing nations—especially Bangladesh—to capture a larger share of the American market. As trade policy increasingly reshapes global supply chains, Bangladesh’s competitive labor costs, advanced textile infrastructure, and high-quality output place it in a strong […]
