Miscellaneous

The US has expanded sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry, targeting traders and tankers as exports fall sharply under a Trump-ordered blockade.

Zohoran Mamdani has been sworn in as New York City’s first Muslim mayor, marking a historic moment in the city’s political history.

The US has barred citizens of seven countries and introduced stricter H-1B visa rules, marking a major escalation in immigration enforcement.

Bangladesh saw a sharp rise in mob violence, custodial deaths, and political killings in 2025, according to a new human rights report warning of deepening lawlessness and impunity.

An assessment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political life, controversies, and her decades-long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina that shaped—and strained—Bangladesh’s democracy.