Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP) held a seminar, demanding swift passage of the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Law at CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on Tuesday. The event, titled “The Urgent Need to Pass Proposed Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law for Public Health Protection”, brought together key stakeholders to advocate for the immediate passage of a ...

We are proud to share that Pathao has been named to Forbes Asia’s “100 to Watch 2025,” a list that spotlights the most promising and dynamic companies shaping the future of the Asia-Pacific region. This recognition comes at a special moment for us, as we prepare to celebrate our 10-year anniversary this October. From the very beginning in 2015, when ...

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid escalating nationwide protests against government corruption and suppression of free speech, his aide confirmed. The resignation comes a day after at least 19 people were killed and over 100 injured during violent clashes sparked by a controversial ban on social media. “The PM has quit,” Oli’s aide Prakash Silwal told ...

Protests in Nepal have turned increasingly violent, with demonstrators setting fire to the private residence of resigned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday, September 9. The incident took place in Balkot, near the capital Kathmandu, where a large crowd gathered demanding accountability for Monday’s deadly incident. As tensions flared, angry protesters torched the prime minister’s home. On the same ...

The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections ended on Tuesday afternoon in a peaceful atmosphere. ”Students cast their vote spontaneously and the overall atmosphere at polling centres was peaceful,” said Chief Returning Officer Prof Dr Md Jasim Uddin. According to correspondents’ reports, voter turnout was huge and spontaneous. Nearly 40,000 students were eligible to cast their ballots in ...

A reporter suddenly fell sick and later died while covering DUCSU election news at Curzon Hall centre on Tuesday. Deceased Tariqul Shibli, 40, worked as city reporter of a online-based television channel ‘Channel S’. Witnesses said Tariqul was on live inside Curzon Hall of Dhaka University. Suddenly, he fell sick and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in ...

Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at WhatsApp, has filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of widespread cybersecurity failures and retaliating against him for raising concerns. Baig served in the role from 2021 until his termination in February 2025. Filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, the 115-page complaint alleges that around 1,500 WhatsApp engineers ...

Prominent economist and Chairman of Policy Exchange Bangladesh Masrur Riaz on Monday said the ongoing global trade war has created new opportunities for Bangladesh as American imports are shifting away from China. “Amid this situation, Bangladesh, as a non-aligned or openly non-political country, can become a promising destination,” he said. Masrur was addressing a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh’s Actions in the ...

Nepal lifted a social media ban less than a day after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban led to the deaths of 19 people, a government minister said on Tuesday, while a curfew was imposed in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week, Cabinet spokesperson and Communications and Information ...

The friendly FIFA match between Bangladesh and Nepal scheduled for Tuesday at the Dasarath Stadium in Kathmandu has been called off following ongoing student and public protests in Nepal’s capital. The Nepalese government has imposed a curfew to control the situation. The manager of the Bangladesh team, Amer Khan, confirmed the matter from Kathmandu. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) ...