Furious Taslima Nasreen slams Bangladesh: 'Sheikh Hasina gets death penalty — but why not Yunus?'
Nov 18, 2025, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has slammed the judgement passed by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh ordering death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the violence during a crackdown on students' movement last year, media reports said.
Israel-Palestine conflict: UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Gaza peace plan
Nov 18, 2025, at 10:04 am
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that endorses a peace plan for Gaza put forward by United States President Donald Trump and a temporary international force in the enclave following two years of war.
Sheikh Hasina verdict: UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh
Nov 18, 2025, at 09:22 am
The United Nations on Monday acknowledged the Bangladeshi court's verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a significant step for the victims of last year's violent protest crackdowns, while emphasizing its opposition to the death penalty under any circumstances
'No one is above law': Muhammad Yunus welcomes death sentence for ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Nov 18, 2025, at 12:16 am
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Monday welcomed the death penalty handed down to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, saying the ruling underscores that “no one is above the law” and recognizes the suffering of students killed in protests last year that led to her ouster and escape to India.
Nov 17, 2025, at 04:15 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a scathing rejection of the death penalty announced against her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), calling the ruling the outcome of a “rigged tribunal” functioning under an “unelected government with no democratic legitimacy.”
Bangladesh court awards death sentence to Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity
Nov 17, 2025, at 02:51 pm
A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty in the case linked to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 uprising.
Sheikh Hasina hits back: Calls Bangladesh’s Yunus rule ‘illegitimate’ ahead of verdict!
Nov 17, 2025, at 09:02 am
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in India since fleeing Dhaka amid violent protests against her government on August 5, 2024, described leaving her homeland as deeply painful.
New York Mayor-elect Mamdani says ‘No Contract, No Coffee’ — backs striking Starbucks workers
Nov 17, 2025, at 12:34 am
Starbucks employees at 65 unionised stores across the United States have been on strike since Thursday, demanding higher wages and improved working conditions.
Bangladesh on edge: Verdict looms for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina in 2024 uprising case
Nov 16, 2025, at 11:53 pm
Security has been tightened across Bangladesh ahead of the verdict in the crimes against humanity case linked to the July–August 2024 uprising against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Ukraine’s housing nightmare: Millions displaced amid ongoing conflict with Russia
Nov 16, 2025, at 08:45 pm
Ukraine is facing what has been described as an “unprecedented housing crisis” three and a half years after the full-scale invasion of the Eastern European country by Russia.
North Korea’s high-tech crime ring busted—Millions in crypto seized by US
Nov 16, 2025, at 03:08 pm
The U.S. Justice Department has obtained five guilty pleas and moved to seize over USD 15 million linked to North Korea’s covert IT-worker schemes and crypto thefts, accusing Pyongyang of using the funds to support its weapons program in violation of global sanctions.
‘Grave assault on constitution’: Two Pakistan Supreme Court judges quit over 27th Amendment
Nov 15, 2025, at 04:15 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a major jolt to Pakistan’s judiciary, two senior Supreme Court judges stepped down after denouncing the newly enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment as an attack on judicial independence.
Race for the next UN chief heats up — Security Council sparks high-stakes battle!
Nov 15, 2025, at 03:38 pm
The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.
Shock in the UK: Chinese sex offender sentenced to life after chilling crimes exposed!
Nov 15, 2025, at 09:49 am
A Chinese national of Glaisher Street, Greenwich, SE8 3, has been sentenced in the UK to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years after pleading guilty to 24 counts involving six women.
Nov 14, 2025, at 09:44 am
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported.
Ukraine rocked again: Russia launches massive strikes on Kyiv, 16 injured
Nov 14, 2025, at 09:10 am
At least 16 people were injured after Russia carried out a large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine's Kyiv city early Thursday, with drone and missile strikes hitting multiple parts of the capital, according to local media reports.
Nov 13, 2025, at 12:23 am
In a major political flashpoint, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released a set of emails linked to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming they raise “serious questions” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s knowledge of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse and trafficking of minors.
'How many wives?' Trump asks Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in historic White House meeting
Nov 12, 2025, at 11:41 pm
In a moment few could have predicted, US President Donald Trump on Monday hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, marking the first-ever official visit by a Syrian head of state to the United States since Syria gained independence from France in 1946.
Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to gang-rape and kill flight attendant has term tripled
Nov 12, 2025, at 11:15 pm
London/IBNS: A British man who threatened to gang-rape and murder an air stewardess on a Virgin Atlantic flight has had his sentence tripled after a court found his original punishment too lenient.
Watch: Tesla’s self-driving tech saves driver from 75 mph head-on collision — Elon Musk reacts!
Nov 12, 2025, at 04:00 pm
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has shared a video on X showing a Tesla vehicle narrowly avoiding a head-on collision, crediting the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system for the quick response.
Turkish military cargo plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
Nov 11, 2025, at 10:29 pm
A Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane carrying 20 passengers and crew members crashed in Georgia while returning from Azerbaijan, Turkey’s defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
UN report warns refugee camps could become uninhabitable by 2050 amid rising extreme weather
Nov 11, 2025, at 05:19 pm
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis.
After Delhi blast, Islamabad hit by suicide explosion — 12 killed outside court
Nov 11, 2025, at 03:33 pm
At least 12 people were killed and around 20 others injured in a suspected suicide blast outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after a separate car explosion in neighbouring nation India's New Delhi left eight people dead.
Nov 10, 2025, at 10:08 pm
An Indian man has been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a British Airways flight from Mumbai to London, according to media reports.
Countdown to another Iran-Israel war? Tehran readies to 'fire 2,000 missiles in one go'
Nov 10, 2025, at 04:52 pm
Jerusalem/IBNS: A renewed Iran-Israel war may be just a matter of time, according to a report published by The New York Times on Sunday.
Nov 10, 2025, at 04:17 pm
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, to mark Baloch Martyrs’ Day, drawing political activists, human rights advocates, and members of the Baloch diaspora from several countries.
Christians in Bangladesh 'anxious' after bomb attacks on churches, catholic school
Nov 10, 2025, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid growing concerns over violence against minorities in Bangladesh, the country’s Christian community has been left deeply alarmed after three crude bomb attacks targeted two Catholic churches and a Christian school over the past few weeks, according to a report by AFP.
US Senate advances bill to end 40-day government shutdown, restore federal services
Nov 10, 2025, at 03:45 pm
Washington/IBNS: After a gruelling 40 days of halted services, delayed aid, and widespread disruption, the U.S. Senate on Sunday took a crucial step toward reopening the federal government.
BBC top brass fall! Tim Davie, Deborah Turness quit amid Trump documentary firestorm
Nov 10, 2025, at 03:08 pm
London/IBNS: BBC has faced a crisis with two of its senior executives resigning after a controversy broke out over a leaked internal memo that revealed editorial lapses in a Panorama documentary, media reports said.
Tragedy in US: Speeding car ploughs into a crowd outside a bar in Tampa, four killed
Nov 10, 2025, at 10:40 am
At least four people were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding vehicle crashed into a crowded bar in Tampa’s Ybor City early Saturday, police said.