BNP’s Landslide Victory: 212 Seats Secured, Tarique Rahman Seen as Likely Next Prime Minister
By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) scored a landslide victory in the country’s 13th national parliamentary election held on February 12, winning 212 seats out of 299 in an alliance. The election was conducted under the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, which was formed…
President of Kyrgyzstan Unexpectedly Removes Closest Ally from High-Ranking Position
President Sadyr Japarov (R) with Kamchybek Tashiev By Kuban Abdymen, Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK: The President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov issued a decree dismissing Kamchybek Tashiev, head of the State Committee for National Security, and his key deputies. 55-year-old Major General Jumgalbek Shabdanbekov, who previously headed the 9th Service of the State…
Thirteenth National Election and Referendum in Bangladesh on February 12
People are rushing to their villages by train to cast ballots By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: The thirteenth national assembly election and referendum are going to be held on February 12 in Bangladesh under the interim government. The Election Commission has already completed all preparations for the voting. Now the…
Korean Investigators: 33,673,817 User Account Records Leaked in Coupang Breach
Delivery trucks of Coupang Corp. are parked at a logistics center in Seoul on Feb. 10, 2026. (Yonhap) By Lee Sang-kiFormer President of Asia Journalist AssociationPublisher of The AsiaN SEOUL: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Feb. 10 that a joint public-private investigation confirmed a major data…
Bangladeshi Girl Huzaifa Hit by Stray Bullet from Myanmar Dies
Huzaifa Afnan By Bhanu Ranjan Chakraborty DHAKA: Nine-year old girl Huzaifa Afnan, who was struck by a stray bullet fired from Myanmar bordering area on January 11, died Saturday (7 February) morning at a hospital in Dhaka. Huzaifa breathed her last 27 days after being hit by a stray bullet…
