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Exploited in the fields women migrant farm workers face abuse and insecurity

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- When the United Kingdom government renewed the Seasonal Worker Scheme (SWS) for another five years earlier this year, it was hailed by ministers as a necessary measure to addres... Read More


Poland moves to bar naturalization of Ukrainian nationalists amid renewed historical disputes

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Polands newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki, has ignited a heated debate in Warsaw and Kiev after proposing amendments to Polands citizenship law that would explicitly exclu... Read More


UK government pays £8m to survivors of child sexual abuse by British troops

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has quietly paid out more than £8 million in compensation to children who were sexually abused by members of the British armed forces or wh... Read More


Clashes over asylum system expose Britains political and social divisions

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Britains asylum system has once again become a flashpoint for unrest, as nationwide protests and counterprotests at the weekend underscored the countrys deep divisions over migr... Read More


How anti-Hindu MP Bahauddin Bahar infiltrated India and secured citizenship

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The heinous conspiracy that unfolded in October 2021 during Durga Puja on the banks of Nanua Dighi in Comillas constituency-6 marked one of the darkest chapters of communal viol... Read More


US Navy sailor convicted of espionage after selling secrets to Chinese intelligence

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The conviction of US Navy sailor Jinchao “Patrick” Wei this week marks one of the most serious espionage cases involving the American military in recent years. Wei, ... Read More


‘No one is above the law: FBI raids John Boltons home amid classified documents probe

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The political establishment in Washington was rocked once again on August 22 as federal agents raided the home of former National Security Advisor John Bolton. The operation, ca... Read More


UK government moves to speed up asylum claims amid widespread hotel protests

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The United Kingdoms asylum system is once again at the center of public and political turmoil as the Labour government pledges urgent reforms to address growing tensions over th... Read More


Iraq emerges as strategic epicenter balancing sovereignty and global partnerships

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- For much of the past two decades, Iraq has been characterized as a contested battleground-a stage upon which the ambitions of regional actors and global powers collided. The cou... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami imposes Jizya tax on Hindus in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- In an unprecedented escalation of Islamist persecution, Jamaat-e-Islami — the Bangladeshi arm of the Muslim Brotherhood — has begun imposing the medieval Jizya tax o... Read More