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BELA calls for immediate halt of project

As protests escalate over the uprooting of over 50 trees at Jahangirnagar University, the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to all environmentally destructive activities under the university’s further development project...

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Angry protesters rally against Istanbul magazine

Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations a satirical magazine published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad...

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Stokes relishing Pant battle in India series

England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he ‘absolutely loves’ watching Rishabh Pant play cricket even when he's on the receiving end of the India star's outrageous stroke-play.

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Backers of Bolsonaro hold mass protest

Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to ‘change Brazil’s destiny’ as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup...

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Protests erupt as woman raped in Cumilla

Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Sunday as Thursday night’s rape of a 21-year-old woman in a village under Muradnagar upazila in Cumilla came to light after a video went viral on social media Saturday night...

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NBR strike paralyses trade, revenue collection

Export and import activities through ports and revenue collection across the country came to a halt on Sunday due to the ‘complete shutdown’ and ‘March to the NBR’ programmes enforced by National Board of Revenue staff for the second consecutive day, demanding the removal of the NBR chairman...

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Serbian president slams early elections rally

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic insisted Sunday that he would not cave in to the 140,000 protesters who rallied in the capital overnight demanding early elections, vowing more arrests after clashes broke out...

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Tigers begin new WTC cycle in old style

Bangladesh began their new World Test Championship cycle (2025-27) with high expectations but stumbled in a familiar fashion, as they suffered a 1-0 series defeat to Sri Lanka, continuing their long struggle in the longest format of the game...

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Economic, social and cultural rights through courts

THE historic July mass uprising of 2024 was not merely a political reckoning, it was a moral awakening. Sparked by growing inequality, youth frustration and lack of access to basic services, the protests united citizens across classes and districts. The people demanded justice, not just in law but in livelihood. They did not ask for luxury, they asked for education...

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Protesters demand Thai PM’s resignation

Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, demanding prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger...

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19 dead in Kenya protests

The death toll from protests in Kenya to mark the anniversary of a massive crackdown on anti-tax demonstrations has risen to 19, with another 15 people missing, the national human-rights commission said Friday...

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Australia win first Test as West Indies batting order collapses

Australia's vaunted pace attack demolished West Indies' fragile batting, routing the hosts for just 141 off 33.4 overs to complete a comprehensive 159-run victory in the final over of the third day of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Friday.

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Tigers blown away by Sri Lanka

Bangladesh suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 78 runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka on the fourth morning to lose the two-Test series 1-0 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday...

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‘Three captains is not sensible’

Najmul Hossain Shanto has stepped down as the captain of the Bangladesh Test team following his team’s defeat to Sri Lanka in the second and final Test by an innings and 78 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday.

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Govt calls for suspension of NBR protests

Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that they had asked the protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue to suspend their programme immediately...

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Businesses destroyed after Kenya protests

At least 16 people died in the previous day’s protests across Kenya, Amnesty International said on Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in the capital and beyond...

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Nissanka, Chandimal flatten Bangladesh

Opener Pathum Nissanka fit an unbeaten 146 as Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the second day of their second and final Test against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Thursday...

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Two killed as Kenyan anniv protests turn violent

Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with two killed and running battles between protesters and police, who flooded Nairobi’s streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire...

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Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test

Japan on Wednesday called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current ‘severe security environment’, as it boosts military capacity to counter China...

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25 years on, Bangladesh still lack identity crisis

Bangladesh cricket is celebrating the silver jubilee of its status as a Test-playing nation, having achieved full ICC member status 25 years ago on this day during a meeting at Lord’s.

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Bangladesh struggle with the bat in Colombo

Bangladesh had a dismal day in batting on the opening day of their second and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday.