May 13, 2025 9:44 pm

Day: May 13, 2025

Foreign ‘Suspects’ Entering the Country, While We Are Restricted: BNP Lead Mirza Abbas

At a memorial event at the National Press Club for the late BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu, BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas alleged that suspicious foreign nationals are entering Bangladesh while many areas within the country are becoming inaccessible to its own citizens. Abbas claimed that these foreigners are arriving with undisclosed “missions” […]

Trump Sidesteps Netanyahu, Raising Concerns in Israel

Despite frequently highlighting his close relationship with former President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is increasingly finding himself on the periphery of Trump’s Middle East strategy. During his first major overseas trip since returning to office, Trump is visiting key U.S. allies — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — while […]

Suspended IPL to Resume on May 17

The Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended due to the India-Pakistan conflict, is set to resume on May 17, as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an official statement on Monday. The final will be held on June 3. Originally suspended on May 9 for one week, the […]

NBR Abolished in Strict Confidentiality in Bangladesh

The widely discussed “Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance” has been issued, disregarding the opinions of Bangladesh Civil Service BCS Income Tax and Customs cadre officials. The ordinance, issued on Monday night (May 12), only brings slight changes to the scope of the Revenue Policy Division. In the administrative positions of the Revenue Management Division, […]

India Expresses Concern Over Ban on Awami League

India has expressed concern over the interim government’s imposed ban on the activities of the Awami League in Bangladesh. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal raised this concern during a press briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday. He also called for the immediate holding of free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh. Jaiswal […]

Bangladeshi Former MP Momtaz Begum Arrested

Bangladeshi Former Member of Parliament (MP) of Manikganj-2 and popular folk singer Momtaz Begum has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). She was taken into custody around 11:45 PM on Monday, May 12, from a house behind Star Kabab in Dhanmondi, where she had been in hiding. DMP […]

India, Pakistan Military Operations Chiefs Hold Phone Talks After Ceasefire

The military operations heads of India and Pakistan held a rare phone conversation on Monday evening, broadcaster CNN-News18 reported. The dialogue comes just two days after the nuclear-armed neighbors reached a ceasefire agreement following a deadly flare-up along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border in Kashmir. The recent hostilities, which lasted for […]

Zelenskiy Agrees to Meet Putin in Turkey Amid Global Pressure for Ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Sunday that he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on May 15 for direct peace talks—an unexpected development following mounting international calls for a ceasefire. Zelenskiy’s decision came after U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to accept Putin’s proposal for negotiations without waiting for a […]

Modi: Pakistan Must Eliminate “Terrorist Infrastructure” to Be “Saved

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Monday that Pakistan must dismantle its “terrorist infrastructure” if it wishes to be “saved.” These were Modi’s first public comments since last week’s deadly military clashes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. “If we engage in dialogue with Pakistan, it will be solely about terrorism and […]

Report on the Appeal by the South Asia Democratic Forum Regarding the Ban on Bangladesh Awami League

Date: 12 May 2025Submitted by: South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)Recipient: Ms. Gina Romero, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and associationSubject: Urgent Appeal Against Political Ban in Bangladesh Background: The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) submitted a formal appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur expressing grave concern over the Government […]