Election uncertainty continues in Bangladesh amid contradictory statements from interim government
Bangladesh

Election uncertainty continues in Bangladesh amid contradictory statements from interim government

The attacks on Awami League and its former allies undertaken by the interim government also raises questions of credibility about the democratic and political reform process initiated by the interim government.

Abdul Rahman
February 13, 2025
Farmers launch an indefinite strike in India’s Karnataka state
India

Farmers launch an indefinite strike in India’s Karnataka state

Agricultural workers in India have been facing the onslaught of neoliberal economic policies and are demanding economic protections.

Abdul Rahman
February 11, 2025
Bangladesh witnesses wave of violent attacks against monuments of liberation war
Bangladesh

Bangladesh witnesses wave of violent attacks against monuments of liberation war

In an online address from exile, former PM Sheikh Hasina accused the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus of destroying the country by sheltering extremists.

Abdul Rahman
February 11, 2025
Iran says Trump’s plan to occupy Gaza is ethnic cleansing, calls for a united global response
Iran

Iran says Trump’s plan to occupy Gaza is ethnic cleansing, calls for a united global response

Iran has rejected Trump’s declarations saying he will take over Gaza and turn it into a “riviera of the Middle East” by expelling Palestinians.

Abdul Rahman
February 10, 2025
After six years in jail, two activists accused in India’s Bhima Koregaon case released on bail
India

After six years in jail, two activists accused in India’s Bhima Koregaon case released on bail

After spending six years in jail without trial, Indian activists Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawle were finally granted bail.

Abdul Rahman
February 7, 2025
First batch of Indian deportees arrives in handcuffs with the full approval of Modi government
India

First batch of Indian deportees arrives in handcuffs with the full approval of Modi government

Between 200,000 to 725,000 undocumented Indians living in the US are under threat of deportation according to the policy of Donald Trump.

Abdul Rahman
February 5, 2025
China Shipping line
China United States

China responds to Trump’s trade war by imposing retaliatory tariffs and restrictions on exports

Following Trump’s imposition of a 10% additional tariff on Chinese imports, China filed a complaint in the WTO and levied its own tariffs and restrictions in retaliation.

Abdul Rahman
February 4, 2025
Iran warns any attack on its nuclear facilities will lead to regional war
Iran Israel United States

Iran warns any attack on its nuclear facilities will lead to regional war

Israel has repeatedly threatened to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with US support, while successive US administrations have expressed desires of regime change in the country

Abdul Rahman
February 4, 2025