Hearing ends, verdict any day
The High Court on Thursday concluded the hearing of the death reference of 19 convicts and appeals against the trial court judgement in the case filed for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an...
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38 killed in Pakistan sectarian attacks
Gunmen in northeastern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in two attacks on Thursday, officials said, adding that the incidents were linked to sectarian violence that has claimed dozens of lives in recent months.
Independent TV journalist assaulted in Jashore
Jashore correspondent of Independent TV, Ziaul Haq, and his camera person, Sharif Khan, were come under attack while working on an investigative report connecting to corruption in the district on Wednesday...
40 killed in Sudan attack
A medic on Wednesday said 40 people were killed by gunshot wounds during a paramilitary attack on the Sudanese village of Wad Oshaib in the central state of Al-Jazira...
Eight dead in knife attack at China school
Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect was arrested at the scene, police said...
Ex-minister Mujibul鈥檚 nephew arrested in Cumilla
The police have arrested former railway minister Mujibul Haque鈥檚 nephew in a case over killing eight bus passengers in a petrol bomb attack...
Theatre activists stage street plays protesting at attacks
Theatre activists staged street plays protesting at attacks on a protest rally at a cultural programme organised by theatre troupe Aranyak Natyadal in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...
WHO warns of ransomware attacks on hospitals
The World Health Organization and some 50 countries issued a warning Friday at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, with the United States specifically blaming Russia.
Grenade attack wounds several in Kashmir
Indian-run Kashmir鈥檚 chief minister on Sunday condemned a 鈥榙eeply disturbing鈥� grenade attack on a busy market in the main city of Srinagar, which police and media reported left several wounded.
BB asks financial institutions to bolster security amid risk of cyber attack
The Bangladesh Bank has asked all banks and non-bank financial institutions to implement rigorous security measures due to an increased risk of cyber attacks.
7 die in bomb attack near Polio vaccine drive in Pakistan
A bombing near a girls鈥� school in western Pakistan killed seven people, including five children, in an attack targeting police guarding polio vaccinators on Friday, officials said.
HC hears death references, appeals afresh
The High Court on Thursday began the hearing on death references of 19 convicts, alongside their appeals afresh in connection with the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on...
Body of one of 2 missing ASIs recovered
A body of an assistant sub-inspector was recovered one day after he went missing from the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some miscreants at Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia early Monday...
Kurd denies links to Ankara attack as Turkey strikes Syria
The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria denied links to a deadly attack near Ankara claimed by Kurdish PKK militants, after Turkish strikes on Kurd-held Syria killed more than a dozen people in retaliation...
Seven people killed in gun attack in India-controlled Kashmir
Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll...
UK sanctions Iranian military chiefs
Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic鈥檚 October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel...
Ukraine, Russia foil dozens of drone attacks
Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying on Saturday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region...
Bangladesh mission starts info collection of migrants for evacuation
The Bangladesh embassy in Beirut on Wednesday asked migrants in Lebanon, willing to return home amid increasing airstrikes by Israeli forces, to give their information in a designated form by October 12...
Suspected drug dealer killed in lynch-mob attack in C鈥檔awabganj
A youth was lynched by an angry mob after he had reportedly stabbed two people, including an imam of a local mosque, at Chapainawabganj Sadar on Thursday...
Parties, orgs demand end to Israeli attacks on Palestine, Lebanon聽
Different political parties and organisations on Monday held separate rallies in Dhaka, protesting against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.
Israel readying response to Iran missile attack
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran鈥檚 missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza.
Emirates bans pagers onboard after Lebanon blasts
Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies onboard its planes following sabotage attacks in Lebanon, and extended flight cancellations for Middle East destinations due to regional escalation...
Hindus in Bangladesh demand end to sectarian attack, security for durga puja
Several thousand people of the Hindu community in Bangladesh on Friday urged the interim government to take appropriate initiatives to stop sectarian attacks, persecution, and extrajudicial attempts to kill under the guise of mob justice across the country.
PCJSS demands judicial inquiry
The Parbatya Charrogram Janasamhati Samiti, a regional political party in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the incidents of sectarian attacks in Khagrachari and Rangamati in September 18鈥�20...
Russian drone attack kills three in Ukraine
Ukraine said Thursday a Russian drone attack killed three people, including a young girl, in its northern Chernigiv border region...
Oil prices rise on ME worries
Stock markets wavered while oil prices extended a rally Wednesday as Iran鈥檚 missile attack on Israel fanned fears of a Middle East-wide conflict...
Death toll from Tel Aviv attack rises to seven
A man wounded in a shooting and stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has died, the medical centre where he was being treated said on Wednesday, bringing the number of fatalities up to seven...
Israel declares UN chief 鈥榩ersona non grata鈥�
Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres 鈥榩ersona non grata鈥� on Wednesday, accusing him of failing to specifically condemn Iran鈥檚 missile attack on Israel.
Stringency needed to stop attacks on religious, cultural sites
PERSISTENT attacks on cultural and religious sites 鈥� shrines, darbar sharifs and baul establishments 鈥� are gravely concerning. At least, three attacks on such sites in September 29鈥�30 suggest that the government has not adequately addressed the issue. At least, 30 people, mostly followers of Sufism, were injured as a group of villagers attacked a shrine at...
Patiya police station, army vehicle come under attack
A group of people attacked the Patiya police station in Chattogram and an army vehicle, demanding the handover of a youth arrested for insulting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on social media...