Since coming to England from Ethiopia eight years ago, I’ve lost parts of my cultural identity. I was stuck in a monotonous, isolated routine studying for a biochemistry degree at Imperial College London, without the family-centred lifestyle I was used to. Back in Ethiopia, I’d be surrounded by my aunt, grandparents, friends. So this year, I took 12 months out ...

A US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US government over having his visa removed. The Center for Countering Digital Hate founder was among five people denied US visas after the Trump administration accused them of seeking to “coerce” tech platforms into censoring free speech. The move ...

Is curing Alzheimer’s disease an impossible challenge or can we get there? To find out I’ve been invited to watch brain surgery at the cutting edge of dementia research. I’m wearing scrubs at the back of an operating theatre at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The intense focus of the dozen people in the room radiates an aura of calm despite the ...

A day after returning to Bangladesh following years in exile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman paid homage to his father, BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, by visiting his grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Friday afternoon after 19 years. Tarique Rahman reached the mausoleum of the late president around 4:40pm, where he placed floral wreaths, took part ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that Tarique Rahman will build a truly democratic state, highlighting the historic nature of his return to Bangladesh. Fakhrul made the remarks while paying tribute at the grave of former President Ziaur Rahman at Chandrima Udyan in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. He described Tarique Rahman’s reception on Thursday as unprecedented, saying ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, demanding justice for the killing of its spokesperson and Dhaka-8 constituency’s prospective parliamentary candidate, Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. Following Jummah prayers, leaders and activists of Inqilab Moncho, along with general students and members of the public, brought out a protest march from the Dhaka University Central Mosque and marched to ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 kg of hemp from Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday. The arrested have been identified as Md Nazrul Islam, 37, of Mirzapur village and Rahmat Ali, 43, of Krishnapur village, both residents of Madhabpur upazila in the district. According to sources, a patrol team from the Teliapara ...

President Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria. The US leader described IS as ” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”. Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”, while the US Africa Command (Africom) later reported that ...

A bus accident in eastern Mexico has left at least 10 people dead and another 32 injured, authorities in the state of Veracruz said Thursday. The crash occurred on Christmas Eve in the town of Zontecomatlan, while the vehicle traveled from Mexico City to the village of Chicontepec. “At this stage we have confirmed nine adults and one child dead,” ...

The 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to begin on Friday amid persistent off-field turmoil, as a series of organisational lapses and unresolved administrative issues overshadow the build-up to the country’s flagship T20 competition. Concerns over team preparations, venue readiness, player contracts and overall governance have once again drawn criticism, placing the tournament under renewed scrutiny ...