Ban

Illustration: TBS
Politics

Jamaat condemns ban on its activities, says govt wants to ‘divert attention from student movement’

He also said Jamaat has been working systematically, democratically and peacefully in the independent Bangladesh

Photo: Reuters
USA

Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties

A driver of a batter-run auto rickshaw plying city streets. File photo: Saqlain Rizvi
Thoughts

Tales of 'Bangla Tesla' drivers and the hopelessness borne from the temporary ban

The batteries used by these e-rickshaws are not certified by BSTI yet there are more than three million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh currently. Photo: Saqlain Rizve
Bangladesh

PM allows battery-run auto rickshaws on Dhaka city roads

File photo shows battery-run rickshaws flipped over by the side of a street in Dhaka. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Thoughts

No battery-run rickshaws on Dhaka streets, a smooth morning commute to office while many suffer

Photo: Courtesy
USA

US ban of TikTok would rob Biden, Democrats of 2024 election tool

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium 20 September 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe

EU Parliament, Council agree to ban products made with forced labour

File photo of cotton candy/Pixabay
South Asia

India's Tamil Nadu bans cotton candy sale over cancer concerns

A man smokes a disposable vape, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain, 14 September, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
World+Biz

UK government to ban disposable vapes to prevent use by children

A member of Hizb ut-Tahrir in London speaks to support Palestinians. File photo: The Sun
World+Biz

UK proscribes Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation

People walk past an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File photo
World+Biz

China's iPhone ban accelerates across government and state firms

Russian passports are pictured at Goznak printing factory in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2019. REUTERS
Europe

Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

New Zealand in 2022 passed laws to restrict and eventually ban cigarette sales to future generations. Photo courtesy BBC
World+Biz

New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws, health experts criticise