Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandate
Mali鈥檚 junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable 鈥榓s many times as necessary鈥� and without election, in a law made public Thursday.
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Sylhet transport strike begins today
Sylhet Zila Sarak Paribahan Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad, a combined platform of the district road transport owners and workers, on Monday announced that they would go on a transport strike for indefinite period in the district from today...
Three Indians kidnapped in Mali
Three Indians working in Mali were kidnapped from a cement factory during a spate of militant attacks this week in the troubled west African nation, New Delhi鈥檚 foreign ministry said...
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacks
People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian...
Job formalisation and youth development
BANGLADESH is a country with a very high youth demographic, which holds the potential to become a powerful driver of national progress, provided they are effectively nurtured and integrated into development processes. However, despite this promise, a large segment of educated young individuals remains unemployed or underemployed. The government has...
Mali dissolves political parties in blow to junta critics
Mali鈥檚 military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country鈥檚 political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest attempt to clamp down on the opposition since the junta seized power...
Somali-US air strike kills 12
Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday.
Dozens kidnapped in Mali
Suspected jihadists abducted dozens of civilians after holding up a bus in the centre of jihadist-rocked Mali, an eyewitness and local sources said Thursday.
Somali govt claims 70 Al-Shabaab killed
More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday....
Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48: sources
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
Suspected jihadist attack kills 32 in Mali
A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia鈥檚 Wagner mercenaries has killed 32 people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday.
US strikes in Somalia neutralise 鈥榢ey鈥� IS figures
The government of Somalia鈥檚 semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed 鈥榢ey figures鈥� in the Islamic State group.
BPC to buy diesel from India
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has decided to import 1,30,000 tonnes of diesel from India鈥檚 Numaligarh Refinery Limited at an estimated cost of Tk 1,137 crore...
Mali junta chief hosts Sudan鈥檚 de facto leader
The head of Mali鈥檚 ruling junta met Saturday with the de facto leader of Sudan, with both putschists in the grip of military struggles at home....
Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in Somalia
Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
At least seven people were killed Sunday in an attack in central Mali, the local diocese and a civil society organisation told AFP....
Somali pirates demand ransom for Chinese vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday...
UN mission hands over last camp to Mali authorities
The former UN mission in Mali on Friday handed over its last camp to the junta-led authorities, who pushed the peacekeepers out of the crisis-racked country last year, an AFP journalist said.
UN mission in Mali鈥檚 withdrawal complete by mid-Nov
The UN鈥檚 mission in Mali, forced to pull out of the crisis-wracked country last year, will be completely gone by mid-November, the ruling junta said.
Hunger deaths 鈥榣ikely鈥� in Gaza, Sudan, Mali, Haiti: UN
UN food agencies warned Thursday of deadly hunger levels in 16 鈥榟unger hotspots鈥� in coming months, with the Palestinian territories, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali and Haiti of most concern.
40 killed in attack on army in Chad
An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram on the Chadian army killed around 40 people overnight near the Nigerian border, the government and local sources said Monday...
BSEC begins probe into alleged stock rigging by Salman, S Alam
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday launched an investigation into allegations of stock market anomalies by Salman F Rahman, private industries and...
32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks...
Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrants
Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official...
Mali rebels claim victory over govt, Russian allies
A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition on Sunday claimed a major victory over the Malian army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in...
Somalia cafe attack kills nine during Euro final
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia鈥檚 capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with...
8 killed in Mogadishu prison gunfire
Five inmates said to be from Somalia鈥檚 Al-Shabaab jihadist group and three guards were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger junta chiefs to hold first summit Saturday
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills over 20 civilians
An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed over 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region....
Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Panama, Somalia become Security Council members
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.