Hamas says it frees two hostages, a US mother and daughter

October 20, 2023

The Islamist group Hamas said on Friday it had released two US hostages – a mother and daughter – for what it called “humanitarian reasons” following Qatari mediation efforts, Reuters reports. Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida issued a statement announcing the release, the first since gunmen from the Islamist militant group burst into Israel […]Continue Reading

Rohingya woman detained with gun, bullets

October 19, 2023

A Rohingya woman was detained after an incident of shootings at the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Thursday. “The police recovered 3 one-shooter guns, 1 single-barreled gun, 5 rounds of rifle bullets from Yasmin’s residence,” said Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Additional DIG Md Iqbal. According to the APBn, there was a shooting Continue Reading

India to install radiation detectors at four border crossings with Bangladesh

October 18, 2023

Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) will soon be installed at eight land crossing points along India’s borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal to check the trafficking of radioactive materials for its possible use in making nuclear devices, officials said, PTI reports. The RDE will be installed at the Integrated Check Posts and land ports of […]Continue Reading

In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds

October 18, 2023

Gaza’s health ministry spokesman said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of people at a hospital in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel said a Palestinian barrage had caused the blast, Reuters reports. The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in Gaza during the current violence, triggering protests in […]Continue Reading

Iran warns ‘time running out’ for political solution in Gaza war

October 16, 2023

NEWS DESK  Iran on Monday said time was running short to reach a political solution in the Israel-Gaza conflict, warning of the “possibility of expanding the scope of war and conflict to other fronts”. Israel declared war on the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas a day after waves of its fighters broke through Gaza’s heavily militarised […]Continue Reading

15 ARSA members took part in murder of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah: RAB

October 16, 2023

NEWS DESK As many as 15 members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) took part in the 2021 murder of Rohingya leader Mohammad Mohib Ullah in Cox’s Bazar, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said. RAB spokesman Commander Khandaker Al Moin revealed this at a press briefing in a Cox’s Bazar on Monday, a […]Continue Reading

Gaza death toll rises to 2,215 including 724 children: Ministry

October 14, 2023

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s attack on southern Israel one week ago have killed at least 2,215 people, including 724 children, the Palestinian territory’s Hamas-controlled health ministry said Saturday, AFP reports. Some 458 women were among those killed, the ministry said. It added that 8,714 people have also been wounded, after an […]Continue Reading

Window for Gazans to flee closes

October 14, 2023

Israel pummelled northern Gaza with fresh air strikes on Saturday, one week on from the deadliest attack in its history, as a window for Gazans to flee closed before an expected ground offensive against Hamas militants, global news agencies report. On Friday, the Israeli military gave 24 hours to residents of north Gaza to flee […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran

October 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia is putting US-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, Reuters reports. The conflict has also pushed the kingdom to engage with Iran. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]Continue Reading

Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza

October 13, 2023

Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out raids inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air war to ground operations to root out Hamas fighters a week after their deadly rampage in southern Israel, Reuters reports. Some Gaza residents were abandoning homes on Friday to escape […]Continue Reading