Israeli fire kills 20 waiting for aid in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli troops killed 20 people waiting to collect food on Monday, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory鈥檚 south...
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Russia launches deadly strike in east Ukraine
Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 others, including children, on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire...
Military aids evacuations as Canada wildfires expand
Canada鈥檚 military used aircraft to help evacuate members of a remote Indigenous group Monday as wildfires spread eastward from the Prairies region and into the country鈥檚 most populous province Ontario.
Russian ceasefire memorandum is an ultimatum: Zelensky
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that Russia was giving Ukraine an ultimatum at peace negotiations but said he was ready to hold direct talks with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump 鈥榓ny day鈥�...
Purana Paltan building catches fire
A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the capital鈥檚 Purana Paltan area on early Monday, but was brought under control quickly with the efforts of the fire service...
Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake
Myanmar鈥檚 junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...
Jatiya Party office set on fire in Lalmonirhat
The district unit office of the Jatiya Party in Lalmonirhat was reduced to ashes after a group of unidentified miscreants set it on fire late on Saturday night...
New US-backed truce proposal does not meet demands: Hamas
The White House said Thursday Israel had 鈥榮igned off鈥� on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands.
Bappa Mazumder, family escape fire unharmed
A fire broke out at the Banani residence of popular singer and composer Bappa Mazumder on Thursday morning but the artiste and his family escaped unharmed.
30 shops burnt to ashes in Baghaichhari fire
Around 30 shops were burnt to ashes in a fire at Muslim Block Bazaar in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati early Wednesday...
Israeli warning fire at diplomats sparks outcry amid Gaza pressure
Israeli troops fired warning shots during foreign diplomats鈥� visit to the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the military said, drawing condemnation as pressure mounted on Israel to allow aid into war-battered Gaza...
Fire at Mirpur slum brought under control
A fire broke out at a slum in the Bhashantek area of Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur on Sunday evening and was brought under control after more than an hour.
Relatives grieve Kashmir man killed hours before truce
Relatives and neighbours on Monday mourned a man killed by a blast in Indian-administered Kashmir, hours before a weekend ceasefire with Pakistan ended a spiralling conflict.
Ceasefire that changed nothing
BY THE time dusk fell on, the smoke had not yet cleared from the borderlands of Kashmir, and yet an announcement rang out across global airwaves: India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire. US president Donald Trump, with characteristic theatricality, declared on his truth social account that both nations, after all-night talks allegedly brokered by the United States...
Kyiv will meet Russia for talks if it agrees to ceasefire: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv would meet with Moscow for talks in Istanbul on May 15, but that Russia must first commit to a 30-day ceasefire starting from Monday...
India-Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations
A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals聽 accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war.
India claims Pakistan violated truce, Islamabad denies charge
India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
Ukraine, allies seek 30-day Russia truce
The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.
India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire
Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US president Donald Trump, who congratulated them on...
UK, N European nations support 30-day Ukraine ceasefire
The UK, France and a group of northern European nations said on Friday they supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
Man sets wife on fire
A woman was allegedly set ablaze by pouring kerosene on her body by her husband following a family dispute in the capital鈥檚 Turag area on Wednesday night...
Dozens killed in India, Pakistan fighting
India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades...
Sustained regulatory action only way to prevent fires
THE fire that broke out in the 15-storey Capital Siraj Centre Shopping Mall on Bayley Road in Dhaka on May 5 is disparaging, especially in the wake of a series of fires that have taken place in recent years. In the incident at hand, no casualties were reported perhaps because of the prompt response of firefighters. The fire broke out in the evening and nine fire engines could...
Two Rupganj Textile Mill fire victims die
Two security guards, who sustained burn injuries in a textile mill fire in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj last week, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Monday...
Fire service is symbol of trust, reliability: Jahed Kamal
Director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal, at an event at its headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday said that fire service was symbol of trust and reliability...
India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict
For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals...
Fire breaks out at Sabbir Tower in Purana Paltan
A fire broke out on the 12th floor of Sabbir Tower, a multi-storey commercial building in Dhaka's Purana Paltan area, on Saturday evening.
Zelensky rejects Putin鈥檚 short truce offer
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire...
Energypac organises fire safety training at school
Energypac Power Generation PLC has recently held a fire safety campaign at Shailat High School located in Sripur, Gazipur with a view to raising awareness among the students, teachers and staff of the school about fire safety protocols...
15 killed in Kolkata hotel fire: police
A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said on Wednesday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape...