Human rights defender and Executive Director of Bangladesh Nari Sramik Kendra (BNSK)Sumaiya Islam has been awarded the 2025 Franco-German Award for Human Rights and the Rule of Law.

Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy. Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the ...

With 36.6 million inhabitants, Dhaka has emerged as the world’s second-most populous city in 2025, trailing only the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, which has a population of 41.9 million. A recent UN ...

Friday was a holiday, and Dhaka residents were in a relaxed mood. But at 10:38am, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the capital and almost the entire country. The 26-second tremor shattered the city’s ...

A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities say. No casualties were reported as of ...

Half a century after Francisco Franco's death, his legacy still sparks debate in Spain, with some young people showing nostalgia for his regime amid rising far-right influence. Half a century has ...

Franco nostalgia swells among disaffected Spanish youth amid cost-of-living and housing crises Social media spreads AI Franco clips and revisionist narratives Significant minority now view Franco era ...

Zaya Rustamova received funding to conduct this study from Radow J. Norman College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State Unviversity. In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of Francisco ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cloud9 Studios has finished filming Love Meets in the Sunshine, the elevated, character-driven comedy starring Academy Award nominee James Franco (127 Hours, The Disaster Artist), Cloud 9 ...

Dhaka has become the world’s second-largest city by population, according to a new United Nations report that highlights the rapid expansion of megacities across the world. The Bangladeshi capital now ...

Did you ever hear about the earthquake epicentre in Narsingdi prior to the November 21 incident? On Friday, at least 10 people, including two children, were killed and several hundred injured after a ...