South Korea court to decide on extending president's detention
[The Daily Star] - 01/18/2025
Soldiers the president directed to storm parliament failed to stop lawmakers from voting down martial law just six hours after his shock announcement.
In Bangla newspapers
Premier League title battle not a two-horse race, says Arteta
Mikel Arteta said on Friday the Premier League title race cannot be boiled down to a straight shootout between (…)
[The Daily Star] - 17/01/2025
Debapriya slams 'inconsiderate' VAT hike by interim govt
Debapriya Bhattacharya strongly criticised the interim government for increasing VAT "inconsiderately".
[The Daily Star] - 18/01/2025
Class-9,10 textbooks: TIB worried over exclusion of the word ‘indigenous’
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern over the National Curriculum and Textbook Board’s (…)
[The Daily Star] - 17/01/2025
Health Adviser: Govt prioritizes medical college quality over increasing seat numbers
This year, 25.14 candidates are competing per seat for 5,380 government medical college seats nationwide Details
[Dhaka Tribune] - 17/01/2025
Govt bends import rule to tame rice market
Bet on private importers proven costly; govt goes for fast-tracking rice import under G2G arrangement and through (…)
[Dhaka Tribune] - 18/01/2025
Polls within six months unrealistic: Sarjis Alam
Holding elections within the next six months is unrealistic, said Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of Jatiya Nagorik (…)
[The Daily Star] - 17/01/2025
Gaza ceasefire: What role could the EU play after the war?
A still unconfirmed ceasefire has provided a moment of hope for Gaza. The EU is poised to funnel in aid and support, (…)
[Dhaka Tribune] - 17/01/2025
Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in graft case
A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case on (…)
[The Daily Star] - 17/01/2025
Kvaratskhelia signs for Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli
Media reports in France said the Parisians would pay 70m euros ($72m), not including potential bonuses, for the (…)
[Dhaka Tribune] - 18/01/2025
Russia, Iran sign strategic cooperation treaty
Move likely to worry West
[The Daily Star] - 17/01/2025
Nurul Haque: Declaration needed to provide legitimacy to July uprising
He calls for a declaration to legitimize the July uprising, emphasizing reforms for a democratic Bangladesh Details
[Dhaka Tribune] - 17/01/2025