Thousands of protesters stormed Mujibur Rahman's historic residence after a speech by his daughter to her supporters. The former prime minister then broadcast a second message, in which she accused the interim government of favouring Islamists and turning Bangladesh into a ‘land of terrorists’.
While not renouncing tradition, Generation Z is making significant changes in the way they celebrate the holiday these days. From ‘reverse trips’ to invite their parents to the cities where they work to new digital consumption.
Patriarch Kirill is speeding up procedures to achieve the canonisation of the most victorious commander in Russian history by 9 May, the 80th anniversary of Victory. A man who anticipated contemporary directives of ‘hybrid warfare’ in all dimensions, in the field and in politics, in ideology and in religion.
While TikTok was banned in the United States and then reinstated, in India, Shein's fast fashion application has returned to digital stores after a five-year ban on condition that it sells garments made in India, India's minister of Commerce and Industry announced. However, neither India nor US companies have been able to create viable alternatives to Chinese apps.
Four international human rights NGOs lodged a complaint with the European Commission, saying that the human rights provisions in the 2019 Vietnam-EU free trade agreement were being ignored. They document 40 emblematic cases of men and women in prison for up to 20 years for their actions in favour of sustainable development and workers' rights.
Some 18 employees of Andhra Pradesh's main Hindu place of worship have been targeted for transfer to other government offices or voluntary retirement. The new state government is backing identity politics against the previous administration led by a Christian chief minister.