Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

October 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could open the way to ending a bloody two-year-old war that has upended the Middle East, Reuters reports. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants’ cross-border attack that […]Continue Reading

Myanmar town lies in ruins as military and militia clash for control

October 15, 2025

Ten days after Myanmar’s military recaptured Kyaukme, the town in Shan State remains eerily quiet. Schools have reopened, but the once-bustling market is mostly empty, and vendors shut their stalls at the sight of visiting journalists, AP reports. An AP reporter, allowed to enter under military supervision—the only foreign media access permitted—saw extensive damage. Continue Reading

India wants free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh: Misri

October 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said they want to see a free, fair, inclusive and participatory election in Bangladesh at the earliest possible time. The Indian Foreign Secretary said they are ready to work with the democratically elected government following the results of an inclusive and participatory election. He made the […]Continue Reading

Gaza aid flotilla presses on despite Israeli interception

October 2, 2025

A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said dozens of its ships were still “sailing strong” towards the war-battered Palestinian territory on Thursday despite an interception by Israeli naval forces, AFP reports. The Global Sumud Flotilla — involving around 45 vessels carrying politicians and activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg — Continue Reading

Israeli PM Netanyahu apologises to Qatar over Doha attack

September 30, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Qatar for the killing of a Qatari citizen during an unprecedented Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha this month, which drew global condemnation. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received the apology on Monday in a joint call from United States […]Continue Reading

Hundreds of Iranians to be deported from US, Tehran official says

September 30, 2025

Iran on Tuesday said the United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to the country in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees expected to depart within a day or two, UNB reports. Hossein Noushabadi, director-general for parliamentary affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, told state television that most of those to be returned […]Continue Reading

India claiming Bangladesh’s GI products as its own: Industries Secretary

September 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Industries Secretary Obaidur Rahman has said India has registered several of Bangladesh’s traditional Geographical Indication (GI) products in its own name, creating complications for Bangladesh in the international market. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘FGD on Branding and Marketing Challenges for CMSMEs: Unblocking Export Potentials’ organised by the Dhaka Continue Reading

India expelling Rohingyas to Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW

September 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025. Authorities have arbitrarily detained several hundred more, mistreating some of them, said the New York-based rights body on August 29. In May, states in India governed by […]Continue Reading

Myanmar army razed Rohingya villages to build security outposts, UN-backed report says

September 30, 2025

After the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a U.N.-backed investigation released on Monday, REUTERS reports. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an Continue Reading

UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return

September 30, 2025

Bloody fighting between Myanmar’s army and a separatist movement is proving an “insurmountable barrier” to the return of the country’s displaced Rohingya minority, a UN official warned Tuesday, AFP reports. The mostly Muslim Rohingya have been persecuted in Myanmar for decades, with many escaping the 2017 military clampdown labeled a Continue Reading