India condemns Hamas ‘terrorist attack’, reiterates backing for independent Palestine

October 13, 2023

India considers the weekend attack by Hamas militants in Israel a “terrorist attack”, a spokesperson for the country’s foreign ministry said Thursday, while reiterating its longstanding position for an independent Palestine. “We see this as a terrorist attack,” the spokesperson said. Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that Continue Reading

Construction process of Rohingya Repatriation Transit Camp begins at Ghumdhum Border

October 13, 2023

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT Officials from the Naikhongchari Upazila Land Office have transferred the designated land for the Rohingya Repatriation Centre to the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC). The handover took place near the Red Bridge on the Ghumdhum border around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct 12. The proposed Rohingya Repatriation Continue Reading

Post-Coup Myanmar: 29 killed in army strike on camp for displaced

October 11, 2023

Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area told AFP on Tuesday. Myanmar’s junta has been accused of carrying out multiple bloody attacks on civilian targets as it struggles to quell resistance […]Continue Reading

Israel lays total siege to Gaza

October 9, 2023

Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday and cut off utility supplies as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault, global news agencies report. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has counted over 800 dead and […]Continue Reading

Hamas threatens to kill Israel hostages over Gaza strikes

October 9, 2023

Palestinian militant group Hamas today threatened to kill hostages if the Israeli army carried out air strikes without prior warning targeting residents of the Gaza Strip, AFP reports. “Any targeting of innocent civilians without warning will be met regretfully by executing one of the captives in our custody, and we will be forced to broadcast […]Continue Reading

Japan wants dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanmar

October 8, 2023

Japan wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, now sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland, Myanmar. Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahiro Komura made the statement on Sunday when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence, Ganabhaban. PM’s press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the reporters after the Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges immediate Israel-Palestine ceasefire

October 8, 2023

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has denounced the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Palestine and deplored the resultant loss of innocent civilian lives and injury of the victims. Bangladesh underlined that escalation of conflicts and violence benefits no party, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday. “We urge both Israeli and Palestinians […]Continue Reading

Gaza bleeds as Israel pounds enclave

October 8, 2023

Israel battered Gaza on Sunday after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades, as Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns killing 600 and abducting dozens more, global news agencies report. Israeli air strikes hit housing blocks, tunnels, a mosque and homes of Hamas officials in Gaza, killing more than 370 people, including 20 children. Gaza was […]Continue Reading

Miraz, Shakib script Tigers facile win against Afghanistan

October 7, 2023

NEWS DESK Mehidy Hasan Miraz came up with stellar all-rounder performance and skipper Shakib Al Hasan played a key role with the ball as Bangladesh got off to their World Cup mission with a comprehensive six-wicket victory against Afghanistan at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala today (Oct 7). Shakib (3-30) and off spinner […]Continue Reading

BGB seizes huge cache of yaba pills along Myanmar border

October 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 255,000 pieces of yaba pills along the Myanmar border in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night. The border force was unable to detain anyone in this connection. According to a media release signed by Lt Col Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, captain of BGB Teknaf-2 Battalion, […]Continue Reading