Bangladesh today joined the international community to observe the International United Nations Peacekeepers Day ...

Thousands of youth activists from three major affiliate organisations of the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)—Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Jubo Dal, and Swechchhasebak Dal—convened in Dhaka’s ...

Brothers and sisters of the new generation, dear countrymen, start taking preparations to ensure that the national election is held by December, he says ...

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the country had been in a state of war since imposing the ban on the ...

Yunus held separate meetings with the BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) yesterday (24 May). Today, he held meetings with leaders of 17 political parties in two phases ...

Zakia Soman is cofounder of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan BMMA and part of the campaign fighting the ban on women s entry to Mumbai s Haji Ali Dargah sanctorum Speaking with Mohammed Wajihuddin Soman ...

Muhammad Yunus is a man in a hurry ... “Some of the recommendations are clear violations of the Quran and Hadith,” Rahman added. While such pushback was expected, what drew global attention ...

Hefazat-e-Islam has threatened to hold mass rallies on 23 May if its demands are not fulfilled by the Yunus administration. The Independent has reached out to the interim leader’s office for comment.