Israeli media is marking today by taking a hard look at the challenges that Israel women still face on the path to full equality: Statistical reports published to coincide with International Women's Day Sunday reveal that in some aspects, the situation of women in the country has worsened. Weeks aft...

First published in Global Voices Online. Internet users in Bangladesh are not able to access YouTube since Friday (March 6, 2009) evening. Soon people discovered that other Social Media and file hosting/sharing sites like Esnips, mediafire etc. were also not accessible. Apparently these are blocked ...

Yesterday another body was found washed out from sewerage. So far the death toll from the BDR rebellion has risen to 74 and 71 army officers still missing. It was in reality not a mutiny but pre-planned attack and pre-meditated murder, which was later revealed. Bangladesh is mourning and the TV chan...

It is said that people usually are the happiest at home. The past week proved somewhat different for me. I was just going through the motions, trying to avoid numerous dawaats (treats) by relatives. You know the drill, cousin treats us for lunch at home and uncle treats us for dinner in a restaurant...

Not only was Mohammad Asafuddowlah a prominent politician and business leader in Bangladesh, but he's a newspaper editor and gets to set the agenda and tone in political circles. Apparently his version of peace and mine differ sharply. He prefers the peace that comes as the result of genocide and th...

Nature: Threatened with encroaching seas, dwindling water supplies and fiercer storms, Bangladesh is already suffering the ill effects of rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Mason Inman reports on how the region is coping with climate change. Ali Akbar Adi takes a break from steering his ox-driv...

Nature: Threatened with encroaching seas, dwindling water supplies and fiercer storms, Bangladesh is already suffering the ill effects of rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Mason Inman reports on how the region is coping with climate change. Ali Akbar Adi takes a break from steering his ox-driv...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The first time Florida quarterback Tim Tebow faced a large crowd, he trembled with nervousness. Still months away from emerging as a high school star in northern Florida, Tebow, then 15, had never felt 10,000 sets of eyes upon him....

A senior United Nations electoral official today urged Bangladesh's newly elected Government to extend a hand of friendship to the opposition, saying there should not be "a feeling of winners and losers." The ......

The 2nd test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will begin from Jan 3rd, Saturday in  Chittagong ,Bangladesh, Match Start time 09.30am (03.30 GMT) In the 1st test Bangladesh made a valiant attempt to chase 521 and made 413 runs and fell short of 107 runs, This is the 100 the test match for the Sri La...