String of Nigeria suicide attacks kill 18
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities...
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21 killed in Niger attack
An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, announcing three days of national mourning...
Ukraine missile attack on Crimea kills three
A Ukrainian missile attack on Sunday on a city in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula killed three people, including two children, and wounded over 100, officials said...
Efforts on to nab Tarique, 14 other convicts: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that 15 convicts in the August 21 grenade attack case, including the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, are absconding...
UN chief condemns Myanmar military attacks on civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar鈥檚 military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state...
Islam critic among several wounded in knife attack in Germany
A prominent Islam critic was among several people wounded in a knife attack on Friday in Germany denounced as 鈥榯errible鈥� by Chancellor Olaf Scholz....
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians...
Journalist attacked in Savar while covering factory vandalism
A journalist in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, was attacked on Sunday as he went to a factory to cover a report on factory vandalism over its ownership conflict...
These new attacks on academic freedom may be just the beginning
DURING the wave of campus protests opposing the US-backed war on Gaza and calling for divestment from Israel, students weren鈥檛 the only demonstrators to face arrest 鈥� supportive faculty members were also caught up in the crackdown...
Conveyed our concerns to Kyrgyzstan govt: Foreign minister Hasan
The government of Bangladesh has expressed deep concerns over the mob violence on the night of May 17, 2024, in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek...
Ukraine warns of outages after attack on power plants
Ukraine on Wednesday warned of possible power shutdowns across the country after a 鈥榤assive鈥� wave of Russian missiles and drones targeted the country鈥檚 battered energy system...
DU students express solidarity with US student protests
Students of Dhaka University organised a rally on Sunday expressing solidarity with students who are protesting on campuses across the US against Israel鈥檚 attacks on Gaza...
Russian shelling kills two in Donetsk region
Two people were killed on Friday in a Russian attack on the city of Kurakhove, located in the eastern Donetsk region, which is bearing the brunt of the fighting between Kyiv and Moscow...
Govt鈥檚 commitment to press freedom rings hollow
THE government鈥檚 commitment to protect press freedom rings hollow as attacks on journalists have continued and journalists are made to work in an environment of growing threat, fear and insecurity. Ain O Salish Kendra recorded 94 incidents of torture...
Gunman kills six in attack on Afghan mosque
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted...
14-year-old boy killed in London sword attack: police
A 14-year-old boy died on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police officers and two other people, in a street attack in east London, police said...
Ukraine resists attacks in east amid Russian advance
Ukraine said Monday it had foiled 55 Russian attacks in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after it admitted to a worsening situation on the front line...
One killed, 5 injured in knife attack over football match in Brahmanbaria
A man was killed, and five others were injured in a knife attack during a football match in Brahmanbaria's Sadar upazila.
Juri upazila chairman candidate comes under attack, 2 arrested
A group of unidentified assailants attacked Ali Hossain, a chairman candidate with horse symbol in the forthcoming upazila elections at Juri upazila in Moulvibazar....
Iran retaliation
ON THE night of April 13, Iran attacked Israel for the first time in history with drones and missiles. Israel claimed that Iran had launched 170 drones, more than 309 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles. Iran did not specify the...
Private hospital practices to remain closed today in Ctg
Protesting at the attack on two physicians in the port city, Bangladesh Medical Association Chattogram unit announced that all private practice would remain closed for 24 hours...
Khamenei praises 鈥榮uccess鈥� of military after Israel attack
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country鈥檚 armed forces for their 鈥榮uccess鈥� in his first public comments since Tehran launched an unprecedented direct attack on Israel last week...
One killed in explosion claimed by IS in Kabul
One person was killed and three others wounded by an explosion in Kabul on Saturday evening, Afghan police said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the sticky bomb attack...
Japanese nationals targeted in Pakistan suicide attack
Five Japanese nationals escaped a suicide attack on their vehicle in Pakistan鈥檚 financial capital Karachi on Friday as police shot down a gunman...
US had advance warning of Israel attack on Iran: United States media
The United States received advance notice of Israel鈥檚 reported strike on Iran but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution, US media quoted officials as saying.....
Israel has a choice
IN AN article titled 鈥業srael vows to retaliate against Iran for missile attacks鈥�, Axios鈥� Barak Ravid reports that the Israeli defence minister has informed his American counterpart that Israel 鈥榟as no choice鈥� but to attack...
Sydney church stabbing called 鈥榯errorist鈥� act, teen detained
Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal knife attack during a live-streamed church service was a religiously motivated 鈥榯errorist鈥� act, as they urged...
Russian attacks kill six in east Ukraine
Russian attacks killed six people in east Ukraine late Sunday and Monday, authorities said, as Moscow seeks to increase pressure behind Ukrainian frontlines...
Myanmar rocket attack kills four
A rocket attack by Myanmar anti-coup fighters killed four people and wounded 12, including cadets from the military鈥檚 elite officer academy, junta officials said on Monday...
Second knife attack in days wounds four at Sydney church
Emergency services said four people are being treated for 鈥榥on-life threatening injuries鈥� after an apparent stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday.