Shahjibazar power station fire plunges Habiganj into darkness
The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant Thursday night...
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Cambodia urges Thailand to return soldiers
Cambodia called on Thailand Thursday to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbours鈥� bloodiest border clashes in decades...
Thailand, Cambodia trade allegations of truce breaking
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire deal which has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier...
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000...
Thailand, Cambodia agree 鈥榰nconditional鈥� ceasefire
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an 鈥榰nconditional鈥� ceasefire after five days of fighting along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people and forced tens of thousands to flee.
Greece gets EU help to battle disastrous wildfires
Greece on Sunday was battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations, with Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft being deployed to help...
US passenger plane evacuated in Denver due to brake fire
Passengers on a US domestic flight were forced to evacuate onto a runway due to a brake fire just ahead of the plane taking off in Denver, the airline said...
Thai-Cambodia clashes spread, death toll hits 33
Thailand and Cambodia pounded each other with heavy artillery fire for a third day on Saturday, as a border conflict that killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the frontier.
Deadly Cyprus wildfire contained
Cypriot authorities said Friday they had contained a devastating wildfire that claimed two lives and destroyed scores of homes on the Mediterranean island.
Syria evacuates Bedouin from Druze-majority Sweida as ceasefire holds
Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed that a monitor said killed more than 1,100 people...
Three people killed as ferry catches fire in Indonesia
Three people died and more than 500 others were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, emergency officials said Monday...
Israeli fire kills 57 aid seekers in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting to collect humanitarian aid in the territory鈥檚 north on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding dozens more...
Israeli fire kills 26 near two aid centres in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food...
Clashes, arson persist in Syria despite ceasefire
Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria鈥檚 Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to 鈥榮laughter鈥� residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted...
DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country鈥檚 mineral-rich but conflict-torn east...
Fire engulfs 30 shops at Narayanganj Hawkers鈥� Market
At least 30 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at the Hawkers鈥� Market in Chashara area of Narayanganj early Friday.
Sena Kalyan Bhaban in Bangladesh capital鈥檚 commercial hub catches fire
A fire broke out on the top floor of the 21-storey Sena Kalyan Bhaban in the capital鈥檚 commercial area, Motijheel, on Thursday night.
Gaza mediators 鈥榠ntensifying鈥� efforts to reach deal in Doha
Gaza ceasefire talks remain in their 鈥榝irst phase鈥櫬燼fter more than a week of talks, even as mediators step up efforts to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas, Qatar said Tuesday.
Deadlocked Gaza truce talks limp聽on, US hopes for deal
Stuttering Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas entered a second week on Monday, with US president Donald Trump still hopeful of a breakthrough and as more than 20 people were killed on the ground.
Israeli strikes kill 43 in Gaza as truce talks deadlocked
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled...
Gaza ceasefire talks stalled over Israeli withdrawal plans
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel鈥檚 proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday...
RUET holds training on firefighting, earthquake
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology held training and drilling titled 鈥榃hat to do during firefighting and earthquakes鈥� at the RUET on Saturday...
Israel, Hamas defiant as US presses for ceasefire
Israel鈥檚 bid to crush Hamas鈥檚 capabilities and bring the hostages home dominated talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister said, even as the Palestinian militants vowed no surrender in Gaza...
S Arabia, Iran hold talks after Tehran鈥檚 truce with Israel
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia鈥檚 de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began...
Qatar says more time needed for Gaza ceasefire
Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US president Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough...
4 dead in Cairo telecomms hub fire
At least four people were killed and 27 injured in a fire at a major telecomms centre in Egypt鈥檚 capital that caused widespread disruptions, the health ministry said on Tuesday...
Spain wildfire forces thousands to stay home
Spanish firefighters on Tuesday were battling a forest fire stoked by fierce winds that has burned more than 2,300 hectares, with authorities urging thousands of residents to stay home.
2,955 more held, five firearms, 3,134 bullets seized in 48hrs
In the ongoing countrywide anti-crime crackdown, 2,955 more crime suspects were apprehended and five firearms and huge ammunition were seized in the past 48 hours...
Is next round under way?
THE ceasefire between Iran and Israel 鈥� declared hastily and with much fanfare by the US president Donald Trump 鈥� is already beginning to look less like a diplomatic victory and more like a strategic illusion. What was sold as a decisive end to hostilities may turn out to be a temporary lull before the next eruption. And the consequences of that miscalculation may be far...
Vietnam apartment fire kills 8
A blaze that tore through an apartment block in Vietnam鈥檚 southern business hub of Ho Chi Minh City killed eight people, including two children, local authorities said Monday...