Nobel Peace Prize 2024: PRIO Director’s Updated List Announced

Each year, PRIO’s Director presents his own list for the Nobel Peace Prize while offering opinion on the most worthy potential laureates, based on his independent assessment
UK Expands eVisas To New Biometric Customers

The UK immigration system is going digital, meaning physical documents will be replaced with an online immigration status
Bangladesh: Interim government to take oath Thursday, Army chief

I urge all to maintain peace, shun any kind of violence and not to destroy any kinds of properties, says Dr Yunus
Dhaka: New IGP orders all policemen to join duty within 24hrs

All policemen have to report to their respective workplaces by Thursday, IGP issue directives
Bangladesh president orders release of Khaleda Zia

Zia, 78, is in poor health and confined to hospital after she was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018.
Courts should remain functional if country faces martial law threat, says SC Justice Minallah

“I wish every time there’s a threat of martial law, the courts remain open. I wish they were open on July 5 when General Ziaul Haq was removing an elected prime minister. I wish they were open on October 12 when General Pervez Musharraf had thrown out an elected prime minister.”
Magical realism : Five spellbinding works by Nobel Prize laureates

Novels in this genre often tell the stories of people on the fringes of society. Their authors use magical realism to critique society, politics or wealth, for example, shining a supernatural light on impoverished communities or the horrors of slavery.
Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP

She underscores critical role of an independent judiciary and pledges to protect it from political interference and undue influence.
Pakistan offers Karachi, Gwadar ports to Tajikistan for transt trade to Middle East and beyond

PM Shehbaz Sharif informed the Tajik President about the operationalization of Gwadar seaport and offered Tajikistan the opportunity to avail the facilities of Pakistan seaports,” the Foreign Office said on Tuesday in a joint statement released by both the countries
Islamabad appoints Rizwan Saeed Sheikh as new US ambassador

Rizwan Saeed Sheikh is currently serving as additional foreign secretary of Middle East and the SIFC