Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

May 11, 2025

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after U.S. pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities and towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact, Reuters reports. Artillery fire and attack drones were witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, the centre of much […]Continue Reading

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as Pakistan conflict escalates

May 9, 2025

Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state late on Friday, with the Indian military saying it was shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades, Reuters reports. The explosions in Amritsar – the first heard there in the three-day-old conflict […]Continue Reading

India says military stations attacked by Pakistan drones and missiles

May 8, 2025

Blasts rang out across the Indian city of Jammu late on Thursday during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Reuters reports. Sirens sounded and red flashes and projectiles erupted in the night sky […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh urges India, Pakistan to remain calm, show restraint

May 7, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh on Wednesday urged both India and Pakistan to remain calm, show restraint and refrain from taking any steps that could further aggravate the situation. “The Government of Bangladesh is closely observing the evolving situation in India and Pakistan …Bangladesh expresses its deep concern over the situation,” the foreign ministry said in a […]Continue Reading

Democracy champion Khaleda Zia returns home

May 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Tuesday returned home from United Kingdom (UK) after treatment as party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir led senior leaders to welcome her at the airport with flower bouquet. The pro-democracy leader reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around Continue Reading

Khiyang woman found dead in Bandarban forest, locals allege gang rape and murder

May 6, 2025

Police have recovered the body of a woman in a remote forested area of Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila, amid allegations from locals that she was gang-raped and murdered. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Chingma Khiyang, went missing on Sunday after leaving home for jhum cultivation in the hills near Tindu Union. She did not return, prompting […]Continue Reading

British envoy calls on CHT affairs adviser

May 6, 2025

NEWS DESK British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday paid a courtesy call on Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma at his Secretariat office in Dhaka city. Various issues including implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, strengthening the security system in the CHT and developing the education system were […]Continue Reading

Decision on humanitarian corridor must come from parliament: Tarique

May 2, 2025

NEWS DESK Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed concern over the interim government’s reported decision in principle to provide a humanitarian corridor for Myanmar’s Rakhine State without informing the people or consulting with political parties. He said that such sensitive matters related to sovereignty should be decided by the Continue Reading

No Rakhine corridor without Dhaka, Naypyidaw nod, UN says

May 1, 2025

NEWS DESK The United Nations has said it cannot support a humanitarian corridor from Bangladesh to Myanmar without approval from both governments. “The UN needs consent from the countries involved to deliver aid across borders. Without it, our role is limited,” a spokesperson said, amid ongoing discussions over aid access to Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The […]Continue Reading

Pakistan says intelligence suggests Indian military action likely soon

May 1, 2025

Pakistan said on Wednesday it has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch military action soon, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalate following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir, Reuters reports. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the U.S. to press India to “dial down the rhetoric and act Continue Reading