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Bangladesh Bank Heist: Whistleblower Claims Cover-Up A Decade Later, Placing Insider System in the Crosshairs
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) A decade has passed since the orchestration of the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve theft, one of the world’s most sensational cyber-enabled financial crimes. Ten years after the incident, an explosive interview by a top technology expert involved in the initial investigation has renewed international intrigue. Cyber security specialist Tanvir…
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Renshaw-David Partnership Seals Series for Australia; Bangladesh Falls Short by 7 Runs Despite a Valiant Fight
By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) A heartbreaking defeat right at the doorstep of victory. An agonizing margin of just 7 runs turned potential glory into immense regret. From the players and officials to the thousands of fans in the gallery, the sentiment was unanimous: ‘Oh, if only we could have pushed just a little further!’…
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Bangladesh Eyes Self-Funded Teesta Mega Project Amid Regional Geopolitical Balancing
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is moving towards financing the long-awaited Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project with domestic resources, signalling a shift away from reliance on foreign loans for one of the country’s most strategically significant infrastructure initiatives. A government delegation led by Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie and State Minister…
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Mission to Keep Semifinal Dreams Alive: Bangladesh Tigresses Face Pakistan Test
By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) The excitement of the Women’s T20 World Cup group stage is reaching its peak. To solidify their position in the race for the semifinals, Bangladesh will face arch-rivals Pakistan in a crucial, high-stakes encounter today, Saturday (June 20). The match will kick off at 7:30 PM Bangladesh Time at the…
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Together for Peru: Electoral Process Marred by Serious Irregularities
At a press conference today, the Together for Peru party, led by candidate Roberto Sánchez, alerted the public to the serious irregularities in the electoral process and stated that the “votes cast abroad were not safeguarded.” While 99.4% of the votes have been counted and candidate Keiko Fujimori continues to lead in the overseas vote,…
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Andean Countries Tackle Illicit Arms Trafficking
Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador are developing the Andean Roadmap to Prevent and Combat the Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives. The meeting took place on Wednesday, the 17th, in Quito, Ecuador, where the First Contact Points Workshop was held; it will continue through tomorrow, Thursday the 18th, at the same venue. “This is…
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Albania: The Gentle Revolution
During the day in Tirana, life goes on as usual: people go to work, college students prepare for exams, children play in public parks, retirees have coffee at one of the many cafés and chat for hours… The first tourists, including a good number of Italians, visit the mosque and Skanderbeg Square. There are no…
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In Great Britain, “No one wants to live next door to a war criminal”
The petition launched by Declassified UK and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) calls on the British Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary to launch investigations and legal proceedings to determine the involvement of approximately 2,000 British citizens—who are active-duty soldiers in the Israeli army—in war crimes committed in Gaza. An independent media outlet that…
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Aung San Suu Kyi a nonviolent political leader without equal in the world
On June 1, Aung San Suu Kyi’s youngest son, Kim Aris, officially launched the campaign “Proof of Life”. His mother will turn 81 on June 19 and Kim is demanding that the military provide evidence regarding the health of the Burmese leader. He is calling on international institutions and governments to put pressure on Myanmar’s…
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Warning Out on Father’s Day Gifts Containing Health-Damaging Synthetic Fragrance
20 June 2026, Quezon City. As Father’s Day is celebrated, the EcoWaste Coalition urged caring wives, daughters, and sons to refrain from giving their beloved husbands, fathers, and father figures perfumes containing a synthetic chemical that has been banned in fragrances and other cosmetics for harming the reproductive system and causing contact allergy. The European…