Bangladeshi analysts further point out that the alleged inflammatory comments against Bangladesh during India’s West Bengal state elections by Hindu-nationalist politicians are sending mixed signals to Dhaka. “All these things got high visibility and created public dissatisfaction in Bangladesh which in a way reflected on Dhaka’s thinking process,” says Humayun Kabir, a former Bangladeshi diplomat….
A resurgent Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a brilliant performance to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. Japan’s Osaka out-served, out-hit and out-thought her fellow four-time Grand Slam champion to win 6-2 7-6 (7-2) on Centre Court. This is Sabalenka’s earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2022…
The authorities in Australia are investigating the origins of mysterious large silver spheres that washed up on a beach in northern Queensland this weekend. The six solid objects discovered on Forrest Beach, to the north of Townsville, are thought to be space debris, and the Australian Space Agency (ASA) is now trying to determine where…
Eala played tennis as a youngster with her brother and grandfather, telling BBC TV she “still can’t keep up” with her older brother, even now. She first rose to prominence in 2022, when she was on the cover of Vogue in her home country after becoming the first Filipina to win a junior Grand Slam…
Popularity can make or break a career in show business. But for one celebrity in China, even a legion of devoted fans was not enough to stave off the wrath of the internet. Xie Na, one of the most recognisable faces on Chinese television, realised this recently when her attempt to hold a nationwide concert…
Police in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru have arrested a crèche worker for allegedly abusing toddlers at a daycare centre set up for children of the employees of a major tech company. The arrest was made days after videos, allegedly showing female crèche workers assaulting and intimidating crying children by shutting them in toilets…
At least 32 people were killed and 16 others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a ravine in south-western Pakistan. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, at about 08:00 local time (03:00 GMT)…
Pakistan is investigating a syndicate suspected of smuggling alleged human placenta from hospitals to make anti-aging injections. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have accused the ring of buying 200kg (440lbs) of the organ from various hospitals each month. They dry and process them before shipping it abroad, the FIA told BBC Urdu. During a raid…
Alexandra Eala has reached the third round of the women’s singles at Wimbledon, the furthest any player from the Philippines has gone in a Grand Slam tournament. The 21-year-old has electrified fans back home and renewed interest in the sport in what is otherwise a boxing and basketball-crazed country. The 29th seed, who is fresh…
Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave – which guarantees time off and partial income compensation – not everyone takes it. Women can get six weeks before their due date and eight weeks after giving birth. Fathers get up to four weeks of flexible paid leave within eight weeks of a child’s birth. Both…