Shamim Ashraf

Journalist. Alfred Friendly Press Fellow. Worked for China Daily Hong Kong, Asia News Network (Thailand), The Daily Star & Desh TV (Bangladesh)

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

The #UnitedStates' war with #Iran has "terminated" for the #WarPowersResolution purposes, a senior Trump administration official tells the media. #IranWar‌ #middleeastwars
https://t.co/yKjp1NvStR

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Justice Department Will End Probe of #JeromePowell , Clearing Path for #KevinWarsh https://t.co/sC1wUr2yME

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says Washington is very close to making a deal with Iran, claiming that Tehran ⁠had “⁠agreed to almost everything”, including handing over its enriched uranium.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/DfRxKwMUlp

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Hope something good for all will emerge this time.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: US Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead a potential second round of Iran talks, joined by US envoy Steve Witkoff and former White House adviser Jared Kushner, according to CNN.

[Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP @bdbnp78]

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today took oath as the Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

This marks the beginning of a new chapter committed to democracy, justice, and the people’s mandate.

#TariqueRahman #BNP #PM #Bangladesh #Democracy

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

#HongKong’s #JimmyLai gets 20 years in prison for national security crimes
https://t.co/1AGuYbrLDK

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

#Pakistan to boycott ⁦@ICC⁩ #T20WorldCup match against #India
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[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Now the ⁦⁦@WhiteHouse⁩ floats military option for #Greenland, rattling #Denmark and #NATO https://t.co/eDqkVP28bz

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

US President ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ says #Venezuelan President #NicolasMaduro captured after strikes - https://t.co/DKd8ILB2ht

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

No govt has ever accepted critical journalism, @dailystarnews editor Mahfuz Anam says days after a mob vandalised and set fire the newspaper office https://t.co/hzNSt3LXKg

[IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ @iaeaorg]

During the night of 13-14 Feb, at around 01:50, IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion coming from the New Safe Confinement, which protects the remains of reactor 4 of the former Chornobyl NPP, causing a fire. They were informed that a UAV had struck the NSC roof.

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

#Qatar PM confirms #Israel and #Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to halt the #GazaWar. US President ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ also confirms the deal. https://t.co/QSDByxCeYm

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Although the #HongKong govt has proposed to amend the law since 2019 to combat animal cruelty, it hasn't finalized the amendment draft yet, nor has it set a specific timetable for introducing the bill, said the Office of the Ombudsman. #AnimalRights https://t.co/Fqh7jh9T5Y

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Hearty congratulations, @tauhid_stanford ! We are so proud of you!

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

#Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan says will resign amid protesters' demand to do so by 1:00 pm on Saturday. The adviser of Youth and Sports Ministry of the interim govt demanded on social media that the CJ resign and stop a full court meeting. https://t.co/oFw5QLY3YU

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

Stressing that the benefits of "new-found freedom must reach every home of #Bangladesh", the head of interim govt #MuhammadYunusurges an end to violence and work to restore people's faith in law enforcement agencies. @Yunus_Centre https://t.co/L1mwmodcCC

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

In an emotion-choked voice, #MuhammadYunus, head of #Bangladesh's interim government, pays homage to #Abu Sayed, the first martyr in the student uprising that forced the ouster of longtime PM #SheikhHasina. @Yunus_Centre #QuotaMovement

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

.@NobelPrize laureate Professor #MuhammadYunus, set to take charge as the chief adviser of #Bangladesh's interim government, arrives at #Dhaka airport. The country awaits the installation of a new interim government on Thursday night. https://t.co/L1mwmodcCC

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

"We are victims of her whim," a central committee member says about #SheikhHasina as #AwamiLeague insiders say Hasina's "undignified exit" essentially sealed the party's fate. @albd1971 https://t.co/uSGN8gAoeT

[Shamim Ashraf @shamimashraf]

As demanded by #Bangladesh student uprising leaders, President #MohammadShahabuddin agrees to appoint @NobelPrize laureate #MuhammadYunus as head of an interim govt as the country continues to stagger in a power vacuum for the second day. @Yunus_Centre https://t.co/3tXDi2VzMt