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March 2025

UN report on uprising: It’s crucial for due process

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk yesterday hoped that their recent independent fact-finding report will support truth-telling, accountability, reparations, healing and reform in Bangladesh. "It will be crucial to…

Zia Charitable graft case: SC upholds acquittal of Khaleda

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court verdict acquitting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by…

Trade war casts pall as China’s leaders meet

China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy. The closed-door meetings,…

India vs Australia: Key stats

In a rematch of the 2023 Cricket World Cup decider, India will take on Australia in the first Champions Trophy semifinal today in Dubai.  Once again, the business end of an ICC tournament sets up to contain theatrics, fireworks and…

Sean Baker clinches Best Director Oscar

In a fierce showdown between indie auteurs, Sean Baker, director of "Anora", triumphed over Brady Corbet, the filmmaker behind "The Brutalist", to seize the Academy Award for Best Director. Baker secured the Oscar for his zany yet…

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