Palestine
Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state in June
Palestine has been recognised as a sovereign state by almost 150 countries, most major Western powers have not
10 April 2025, 05:57 AM
Boycotts or backlash? The fine line between protest and vandalism
Bangladesh stands in solidarity with Palestine, but misguided protests harming local businesses weaken the cause. Strategic, peaceful resistance—not vandalism—builds real change. Channelling anger through smart, targeted action sustains justice without destroying local livelihoods or support.
8 April 2025, 09:40 AM
‘Swadhinata Concert’ rescheduled in solidarity with Palestine
The “Swadhinata Concert”, organised by the platform “Shobar Agey Bangladesh”, has been postponed by a day and will now be held on Saturday, April 12. Originally slated for Friday (April 11), the decision to defer the event was made due to a solidarity rally in Dhaka on that day protesting the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, according to the organisers.
7 April 2025, 11:02 AM
The morgues are full
In Gaza, the names of the martyrs slip through silence, lost to a world too distracted to listen
4 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Stop the genocide in Gaza
International community must enforce a new ceasefire deal
23 March 2025, 04:00 AM
'A terrible beauty is born' in Gaza and West Bank
Pre-occupation Palestine had, to use Anglo-American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an artificial wilderness"
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel PM Netanyahu's remarks on displacing Palestinians
Egypt and Jordan also condemned the Israeli suggestions
9 February 2025, 09:07 AM
Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US
The letter was signed by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE
4 February 2025, 03:02 AM
Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed
Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza
27 January 2025, 02:56 AM
The ceasefire that couldn't heal: Reflections from a survivor
I can’t forget the days in Gaza’s hospitals—the sight of dismembered children and the cries from phosphorus burns.
22 January 2025, 02:10 AM
Bangladesh Int’l Short and Independent Film Festival to screen 276 films from 100 nations
The 17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival is being organised this year by the Bangladesh Short Film Forum, featuring 276 films from over 100 countries. The event is scheduled to run from December 20 to 27.
17 December 2024, 09:40 AM
Critical race theory, Euro-American pride and the genocide in Gaza
Proponents of CRT believe that racist practices are not individual or idiosyncratic, but are inherent in institutions, policies and structures of governance.
17 November 2024, 10:15 AM
Before I answer, what exactly is the 'Palestine question'?
In this Land of the Free and Home of the Brave, money is Supreme Court-sanctioned free speech, but criticism of Israel isn’t.
31 October 2024, 09:56 AM
Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban
Israel's parliament on Monday overwhelmingly voted to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, from working in Israel and annexed east Jerusalem.
30 October 2024, 03:40 AM
Israel kills at least 40 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid in the north
The operation has raised concerns among Palestinians and U.N. agencies that Israel wants to clear residents from the north of the crowded enclave, a charge it has denied.
15 October 2024, 08:40 AM
Poets from Palestine: Verses written in tears and blood
Resistance takes many shapes and forms, from taking up arms, to facing police batons, to picking up a pen
7 October 2024, 15:15 PM
Palestinian activist wins prize for peaceful resistance
The 44-year-old founded the Youth Against Settlements group, which campaigns against the proliferation of Jewish settlements in the territory -- communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.
3 October 2024, 06:11 AM
Palestinian ambassador calls on Prof Yunus
The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interests, global support for Palestine, genocide in Gaza, and tension in the Middle East
1 October 2024, 08:56 AM
'This is a protest against the Israeli government'
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:50 PM
Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim
The United States, Qatar and Egypt have all been mediating in an effort to bring about a ceasefire in the war, which authorities in Hamas-run Gaza say has killed at least 40,939 people.
8 September 2024, 03:22 AM