BNP vs Jamaat-led alliance: Who will determine Bangladesh’s political future?

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance are emerging as the two main contenders ahead of the Bangladesh general elections. With the Awami League banned from contesting, the political field has opened up, turning the spotlight on these former allies who are now rivals.

Plane with 55 on board skids off runway in Somalia, ends up on beach | VIDEO

A passenger plane carrying 55 people went off the runway at Somalia’s main airport on Tuesday and came to a stop in shallow water near a beach. The incident happened during an emergency landing at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu after the aircraft developed a technical problem shortly after takeoff. No one was injured.

‘Used us like toilet paper’: Pakistan minister goes on anti-US rant and a big reveal on Afghanistan | VIDEO

In a big confession, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif openly admitted that the United States used Pakistan for its own strategic goals and then discarded it “worse than toilet paper.” While speaking in the parliament, Asif tore them apart, calling Pakistan’s alignment with Washington a grave mistake that left the country weakened and unstable.

US man shoots dead daughter after argument over Trump and gun control turns ugly in Texas

A 23-year-old British woman, Lucy Harrison, was shot dead by her father at his home in Texas hours after an argument over President Donald Trump and gun ownership, US media reported. An inquest hearing was told that Harrison was visiting her father, Kris Harrison, when she was fatally shot in the chest near Dallas on January 10 2025.

Bangladesh Election: Security heightened as over 50% polling centres labelled ‘risk-prone’

Bangladesh is preparing for one of its most heavily guarded general elections, with authorities classifying more than half of the country’s polling stations as vulnerable to potential disturbances. Officials have said that nearly 90 per cent of voting centres will be monitored by CCTV cameras, while additional security forces will be deployed across the country, particularly in the capital, Dhaka.

10 including suspect killed in mass shooting at school in Canada’s British Columbia

At least 10 people including the suspect was killed and about two dozens injured after a mass shooting at a secondary school in the Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge in the British Columbia province on Wednesday, CTV news reported. Police said one suspect is dead but released few details, adding that information on the victims, motive, and circumstances has not yet been confirmed. Authorities said updates would be shared once details are verified.

US trade office takes down X post showing PoK and Aksai Chin as parts of India

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has taken down a social media post that showed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Aksai Chin region as part of the Indian territory. The post appeared shortly after the United States and India shared details of an interim framework for a bilateral trade agreement.

Bangladesh General Election: How February polls could redefine India-Bangladesh relations | Explained

Bangladesh will hold parliamentary elections on February 12 – the first since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following massive protests led by students in August 2024. This general election is a pivotal moment that could fundamentally reshape its relationship with India. Following a period of “not so cool” relations under the interim government, the election outcome will determine whether the two nations return to a “Golden Era” of cooperation or shift towards a more transactional and strategically distant partnership.

Hindu trader hacked to death inside his shop in Bangladesh days before elections

Just three days before the elections, a 62-year-old Hindu trader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants inside his shop in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, according to local media reports on Tuesday. The incident happened on Monday night at the Bogar Bazar intersection, Trishal Police Station officer-in-charge Muhammad Firoz Hossain told bdnews24.com. 

British lawmakers seek Starmer’s resignation amid furore over former ambassador’s Epstein ‘ties’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a massive ire from people within the party over the former UK ambassador’s ties with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.