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Would you eat lab-grown beef rice?

India, March 26 -- Researchers in South Korea have created a hybrid rice with lab-grown beef cells. They say their 'beef rice' could become a sustainable source of protein. Protein is essential for a ... Read More


Sudan faces catastrophic hunger as conflict blocks aid

Dhaka, March 26 -- For the activists who have been running the communal kitchen in Sudan's regional capital El Fasher for the past year, the United Nation's latest warning of "catastrophic hunger" fel... Read More


Afghanistan's Taliban strive to expand regional links

Dhaka, March 26 -- Kabul witnessed a flurry of diplomatic activity at the end of January, with 11 countries accepting the Taliban's invitation to attend an international conference dubbed "Afghanistan... Read More


10 killed in Haiti amid ongoing tensions

Dhaka, March 20 -- At least 10 people were found dead on Monday in a wealthy suburb of Haiti's capital, as gang violence takes grip of the country amid political instability following the announcement... Read More


Russia makes geopolitical pivot to Asia

Dhaka, March 19 -- Vladimir Putin has cemented his place in Russian history, with a controversial re-election victory securing him a fifth term as the country's president. With opposition non-existent... Read More


Crimea: 10 years on, fight to liberate peninsula continues

Dhaka, March 18 -- When Russia illegally annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea in 2014, tens of thousands of people fled the southern peninsula. Some of these exiles joined Ukraine's armed forces in ... Read More


Sweden officially joins Nato

Dhaka, March 9 -- After two centuries of neutrality and two years of diplomacy, Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) on Thursday, the US government... Read More


How is Myanmar's civil war impacting Bangladesh?

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Fighting between Myanmar's junta and the Arakan Army (AA) rebel group in western Myanmar's Rakhine state has intensified. Casualties have also been recorded in Bangladesh, with two p... Read More


Julian Assange case raises press freedom fears

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A grand total of 1,776 days: That's how long Julian Assange will have been detained in Britain's maximum-security Belmarsh Prison by Tuesday, when he faces what could be the final he... Read More


Challenges ahead for new govt in Pakistan

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said it was joining forces with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) as well as other smaller p... Read More