The heart of Bangladesh is heavy with grief and seething with outrage as an eight-year-old rape victim from Magura district lost her battle for life on March 12 after enduring unimaginable pain for a week. The news of her death has sent shockwaves across the country. In a visceral reaction to the news, enraged locals … Read more
Police officers stand guard outside Columbia University. File | Photo Credit: AP Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University has agreed to implement a suite of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department. The changes, detailed in a letter sent by interim … Read more
A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday (March 21, 2025), forcing Europe’s busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 200,000 passengers. The blaze started just before midnight on Thursday at a substation about 2 miles … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: AP Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday (March 21, 2025) that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian singles to adopt from within the country. Also Read | All about CARA, … Read more
Last year, Saudi teacher Asaad al-Ghamdi was given 20 years in prison for criticising the government online — one of a wave of heavy sentences that drew international condemnation. Last month he was unexpectedly released, joining dozens of political prisoners to be freed as the authorities seek to improve their image overseas. According to an … Read more
Municipal workers clean up after Russian drones hit shops during the night attack in Odesa, Ukraine on Friday (March 21, 2025). | Photo Credit: AP Russian drones pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking massive fires, officials said Friday (March 21, 2025), an attack that underlined Moscow’s intention … Read more
Since Sheikh Hasina was toppled, students have consistently demanded the party be banned ahead of elections for a new Government, expected by June next year. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds with the student revolutionaries … Read more
Farhan Mallick, head of the Raftar channel, was remanded in custody for three days, his media outlet reported on social media platform X. | Photo Credit: X/@raftardotcom The founder of a Pakistani internet media channel appeared in court on Friday (March 21, 2025) on charges of “anti-state posts and fake news” under toughened legislation targeting … Read more
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip sit in a makeshift tent camp inside a landfill in central Gaza Strip, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) | Photo Credit: AP Sirens sounded Friday (March 21, 2025) afternoon in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, south of Tel Aviv. … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday (March 21, 2025) that Boeing has been awarded the contract for the Air Force’s next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the … Read more