Bangladeshis Pay Last Respects to Former Leader in Tense Capital
Huge crowds turned out to say goodbye to Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister, amid a huge army presence following recent political violence.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female Prime Minister, Dies
In office for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.
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Lynching of a Hindu in Bangladesh Fans Fears of Rising Intolerance
Muslim co-workers accused the garment factory worker of blasphemy and dragged him into the street, where an angry mob murdered him.
Zohran Mamdani, the incoming mayor of New York City, has requested the resignations of 179 staff members in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, targeting political appointees, Mamdani’s spokeswoman said Tuesday.
At least 33 people have been killed, and more than two million displaced, in Thailand amid deadly flooding over the past week.
It Begins With a Joke. Comics in the World’s Largest Democracy Know Where It Ends.
The Indian comedian Kunal Kamra was forced offstage after a political joke led to a mob attack. Unlike Jimmy Kimmel, he is unlikely to return anytime soon.
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities
More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.
When I Go, I’m Going Green
More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.
“It pains me,” said Romjan Ali, Abu Sayed’s brother. “We thought the country would become morally better, inequality would end..., the killers would be punished, and that punishment would make criminals afraid. But nothing like that has happened.”
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In India, Immigration Raids Detain Thousands and Create a Climate of Fear
Officials have picked up people across the country, most of them Muslim, citing a national security risk. Rights groups say the raids are targeting detainees’ religion and language.
Modi’s ‘True Friend’ Trump Deals India Another Blow With Tariff Threats
India’s prime minister has made a big effort to build closer ties using his rapport with the U.S. president, but critics say he is getting little in return.
India-US Trade Deal: Donald Trump Announces 25% Tariff On India, Plus Penalty For Buying Energy And Arms From Russia
On a sleepy Bronx street, relatives, friends and leaders of the Muslim community that enveloped Didarul Islam came to pay their respects just hours after he was gunned down while providing security at a Park Avenue skyscraper on Monday.
No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals
After Israeli restrictions on aid, hunger has risen across Gaza. Doctors and nurses, struggling to find food themselves, lack the resources to stem the surge.
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Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy
Suspect allegedly claimed to be adviser or ambassador for entities including ‘Seborga’ or ‘Westarctica’
Death toll stands at 31 now, with 165 wounded.
A training aircraft of Bangladesh's air force crashed in Dhaka, killing at least 19 killed so far.
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Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year
Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultants.
India cancelled the cricket team's tour to Bangladesh, which was scheduled long before. They didn't send a women's football team. They refused to join the Asian Cricket Council's meeting in Dhaka.
After Hasina's ouster, India is a different kind of friend of Bangladesh.
