April 9, 2019

As women we are often compelled to portray our beautiful selves," says Habiba Nowrose, a 29-year-old photographer documenting the pressures on women in Bangladesh to be attractive. "In that path to avail beauty we are made to strip off…

Dozens of animal rights activists were arrested as coordinated protests brought one of Australia's biggest cities to a brief standstill Monday amid calls for sweeping changes to the country's meat industry. The biggest protest appears to…

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought repatriation of Bangabandhu’s self-confessed and convicted killer Rashed Chowdhury from the United States (US). “Bangladesh has long been appealing to USA to extradite him (Rashed Chowdhury)…

Among them are three prominent activists, seen as figureheads of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. They could be jailed for up to seven years for their part in the "Umbrella Movement" protests of 2014. Thousands marched demanding…

Algerian lawmakers are set to confirm an interim replacement for Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday after the ailing president resigned last week in the face of massive protests. The constitution stipulates that the speaker of the upper…