8:12 pm, Thursday, 15 January 2026
Politics

A request to “pass and look after them—that is, the Hindus”: Bimala Sarker presents a garland and money to Rumin Farhana

An elderly woman has requested Barrister Rumin Farhana, an independent candidate from the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, to look after “them—that is,

BNP and Jamaat Must Work Together for the Next Five Years: Jamaat Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami must work together for the

SINGAPORE CALLS CURRENT U.S.-CHINA LULL A ‘TACTICAL PAUSE’

Shifting balance in Indo-Pacific Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan has warned that the recent easing in U.S.-China tensions should be

China Warns of Military Response if Japan Intervenes in Taiwan Crisis

Rising tension over Taiwan and Japan’s new security posture Beijing has issued one of its sharpest warnings in years to

In the EC’s Dialogue: A Free and Secure Voting Environment Is Still Not in Place

Major Concern of Political Parties: Voting Environment Not Yet Ready Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, several political parties

U.S. CARRIER ARRIVES NEAR VENEZUELA, TENSIONS RISE

Show of force in the Americas A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America, prompting sharp rhetoric from

XI–LEE MEETING SIGNALS WARMING TIES AS SEOUL HOSTS CHINA’S PRESIDENT

Regional reset at APEC sidelines Chinese President Xi Jinping met South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung in Gyeongju, using the APEC

TRUMP SAYS 100% CHINA TARIFF ‘NOT SUSTAINABLE,’ SIGNALS SHIFT IN HARDLINE STANCE

What the remark reveals about leverage and limits President Donald Trump said a threatened 100% tariff on Chinese goods is

MADAGASCAR’S COUP LEADER SWORN IN AFTER LIGHTNING TAKEOVER

Rapid power shift and regional reactions Madagascar swore in army colonel Michael Randrianirina as president after a whirlwind military takeover

UK PM STARMER SLAMS OCT. 7 CAMPUS PROTESTS AS “UN-BRITISH”

Free-speech debate, public safety concerns UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticised student-led pro-Palestinian demonstrations timed to the Oct. 7 anniversary,