Armed forces deployed across Bangladesh ahead of 12th parliamentary polls

January 3, 2024

NEWS DESK With the aim of avoiding any untoward situation centering on the January 7 general election and holding the polls freely and fairly, the armed forces were deployed across the country on Wednesday morning. They will be available for special duties relating to the 12th parliamentary election till January 10. In a media release […]Continue Reading

Algerian footballer Youcef Atal convicted in France over post on Gaza war

January 3, 2024

A Nice court handed Atal a suspended sentence for reposting a video the 27-year-old said he did not fully watch before sharing, reports AL Jazeera. A French court has given Algerian football player Youcef Atal an eight-month suspended prison sentence for a post he shared on social media about the war in Gaza. The Nice […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta loses town, dozens of troops in five days of Resistance attacks

January 3, 2024

The Myanmar junta lost one more town and over two dozen troops in the past five days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets across the country, reports The Irrawaddy. Incidents were reported in Shan, Chin and Rakhine states and Mandalay and Sagaing regions. The […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army vows to oust Myanmar junta from South Chin State this week

January 3, 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) has vowed to eradicate Myanmar junta troops from Paletwa within this week after capturing another outpost in the southern Chin State township, reports The Irrawaddy. AA forces overran the Kha Maung Wa outpost on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the Brotherhood Alliance of three powerful ethnic armies. “There are […]Continue Reading

Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of UN office, fearing abandonment

January 3, 2024

A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka staged a protest outside the office of the U.N. refugee agency Tuesday, saying they fear losing their living allowance once the agency’s office in the island nation closes at the end of this year, AP reports. The protesters also want to be resettled in another country […]Continue Reading

More than 100 killed in ‘terrorist attacks’ near Iranian Guards commander Soleimani’s tomb during ceremony

January 3, 2024

Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in 2020, Iranian officials said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Iranian state television reported a first and then a second blast during an anniversary […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s ‘watermelons’: Soldier on the outside, rebel inside

January 3, 2024

For about two years, says 24-year-old Yan, a former Myanmar police officer, he risked his life pretending to serve the military junta while secretly spying for the armed resistance. “I freed myself from unfair orders,” he told Reuters from a room in a town near the Myanmar border where he said he was taking refuge […]Continue Reading

At least 3 killed, 12 injured in unrest in India’s Manipur state

January 2, 2024

At least three people were killed and 12, including seven security personnel, seriously injured in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur in the last two days as sporadic violence continued in the region, officials said, Reuters reports. At least 180 people have died since fierce fighting broke out between members of the majority Meitei and […]Continue Reading

Israel maintains onslaught as Gaza death toll tops 22,000

January 2, 2024

Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip with little let-up, as the death toll in the enclave rose above the latest milestone of 22,000, reports Al Jazeera. The total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7 now stands at 22,185, while at least 57,000 have been injured, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health […]Continue Reading

UN to boost food ration for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

January 2, 2024

The United Nations will increase the food ration for each Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh by $2 a month, to $10, from Jan. 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as it thanked donors for coming to the rescue of a cash-strapped effort, reports Reuters. The United Nations had cut food aid last year […]Continue Reading