173 Bangladeshis to return home from Myanmar today

April 24, 2024

NEWS DESK One hundred seventy-three Bangladeshi nationals will return home on Wednesday from Sittwe Prison in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The returnees will be transported by the ‘Myanmar Naval Ship Chin Dwin’, which is visiting Bangladesh to bring back members of the Myanmar defense force who were forced to cross the border into Bangladesh due to […]Continue Reading

Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct 7 attack failures

April 22, 2024

The head of Israeli military intelligence, who last year accepted responsibility for the failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct 7, has resigned, the military said in a statement on Monday. Major General Aharon Haliva was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army learns to prevent, not just fight wars, says Army Chief

April 18, 2024

STAFF REPORTER At a seminar held in Dhaka, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of the Bangladesh Army, emphasised the dual role of the military in learning to fight as well as preventing conflicts, underscoring a comprehensive approach to national and international security issues. “The Bangladesh Army does not only learn to fight in wars but […]Continue Reading

Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any Israeli attack

April 17, 2024

Iran said on Wednesday its military was ready to confront any attack by Israel, with the air force saying it was prepared for action, Reuters reports. Iran’s navy commander said also that it was escorting Iranian commercial vessels to the Red Sea. Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel last weekend in retaliation […]Continue Reading

Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control

April 15, 2024

Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold the strategic area near the Thai border, Reuters reports. The celebrations by fighters linked to the armed ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) […]Continue Reading

Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

April 15, 2024

A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week, Reuters reports. Reinforcements of junta forces have been trying to advance on Myawaddy for days, but […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

April 7, 2024

The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand, BBC reports. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy have now agreed to […]Continue Reading

Iran says Israel bombed its embassy in Syria, killing a top commander

April 1, 2024

Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli air strike, a startling apparent escalation of conflict in the Middle East that would pit Israel against Iran and its allies, Reuters reports. A Lebanese security source, speaking to Reuters, said one of the […]Continue Reading

World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza famine; fighting flares at hospital

March 28, 2024

The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave’s Palestinian population and halt spreading famine, Reuters reports. The order came as Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters battled in close combat around Gaza’s Al […]Continue Reading

Rohingya rescued off Indonesia relocated after local anger

March 27, 2024

Dozens of Rohingya refugees saved after their boat capsized off Indonesia’s westernmost coast last week have been forced from their temporary shelter due to local protests, a United Nations refugee agency official said on Wednesday, AFP reports. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on […]Continue Reading