Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war
The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in 鈥榬esolute solidarity鈥� with the Palestinian people...
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Hamas says likely to respond to truce proposal within 48 hours
A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement expects to respond within 48 hours to an Israeli ceasefire proposal it received through mediators....
Hamas says will free hostages if end to Gaza war guaranteed
A senior Hamas official said on Monday that the Palestinian group is prepared to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a 鈥榮erious prisoner swap鈥� and guarantees that Israel will end the war in Gaza...
Israel is about to empty Gaza
ISRAEL is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since March 2, it has blocked all food and humanitarian aid into Gaza and cut off electricity, so that the last water desalination plant no longer functions. The Israeli military has seized half of the territory 鈥� Gaza is 25 miles long and four to five miles wide 鈥� and placed...
Much for world, Bangladesh to do to stop Gaza genocide
THE wave of protests taking place as elsewhere around the world as in Bangladesh in solidarity with Palestine, demanding an end to Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza and condemning US complicity in an expanding offensive in the Palestinian city, that too, in violation of a ceasefire is something that Israel and the United States should heed for them to act and the world community for it...
Gaza hospital hit as Israel intensifies assault
An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted a Hamas 鈥榗ommand and control centre鈥� operating within the facility.
Israel takes control of key corridor in southern Gaza
Israel announced on Saturday that its military had completed the takeover of a new corridor in southern Gaza, advancing its efforts to seize large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory.
BNP joins 鈥楳arch for Gaza鈥� expressing solidarity with oppressed Palestinians
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday participated in the 鈥楳arch for Gaza鈥� programme to protest against the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and Rafah in Palestine...
Massive rally in Dhaka calls for end to genocide in Gaza
Thousands of people from all walks of life on Saturday joined 鈥楳arch for Gaza鈥� in Dhaka in solidarity with Palestine and promised to stand by the people of Gaza who have been fighting against the Israeli military鈥檚 offensive.
March for Gaza rally to be held in Dhaka today
In protest against the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, a rally of March for Gaza will be held at Suhrawardy Uddyan on Saturday, aiming to intensify global solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine...
Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza
Dozens of Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed 鈥榦nly women and children鈥� after a ceasefire collapsed, the UN said, as an Israeli attack in the territory鈥檚 south on Friday killed a family of 10.
BNP blasts world Muslim leaders over Gaza genocide
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday accused the leaders of the Muslim world of failing to take necessary steps to stop the ongoing Israeli massacre in Gaza.
Pro-Gaza protests continue for 3rd day
Protests against Israel鈥檚 military offensive in Gaza continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in Dhaka and other parts of the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings in the besieged enclave...
This hell
WESTERN governments actively assisting genocide in Gaza; attacks on benefits for the disabled; a deliberate official narrative of Russophobia; rampant Islamophobia boosting the rise of extreme right-wing parties and fueled by government anti-immigrant rhetoric; an incredible accumulation of wealth by the ultra-rich; rampant erosion of freedoms of speech and...
Gaza transformed into killing field: UN
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that Gaza had become 鈥榓 killing field鈥� because Israel has continued to block aid, an accusation an Israeli official quickly denied, saying there was 鈥榥o shortage鈥� of aid...
BNP鈥檚 countrywide demo on Thursday in solidarity with Palestinians
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday announced a countrywide demonstration on Thursday protesting against the Israel military鈥檚 offensive in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the struggle of Palestinians...
72 held for vandalism, looting during protest for Gaza
At least 72 individuals have been arrested over vandalism and looting committed during recent pro-Gaza protests at various places across Bangladesh...
Kabita Parishad demands end to Gaza genocide
Jatiya Kabita Parishad on Tuesday organised a protest rally and a poetry reading session demanding an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza...
BMU holds gayebana janaza
Bangladesh Medical University held a ghayebana janaza, funeral prayer in the absence of a body, protesting against Israel鈥檚 mass killing in Gaza, on the premises of the central mosque of the university in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Eastern University stands in solidarity with Gaza
The students, teachers and officials of Eastern University on Monday gathered in front of the main campus in Dhaka to show their support for the people of Gaza...
Israeli strikes kill 19 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas...
Police response to Gaza strike vandalism appears delayed
TENS of thousands of students, professionals and ordinary people marched down the roads across Bangladesh on April 7 in response to a global call for a strike demanding an end to Israeli genocide in Gaza and, also, condemning US complicity amidst an expanding offensive in the Palestinian city. Educational institutions, chiefly universities, have heeded the global call by...
We have our own Gaza, but no protest: Khalilur Rahman
Drawing a parallel between the prolonged Rohingya crisis and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, CA鈥檚 high representative Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said there is 鈥榦ur own Gaza (Rohingya) on our shoulders, yet there are no protests for it鈥�.
49 held in 3 dists for vandalism, looting
At least 49 individuals have been arrested in connection with vandalism and looting incidents that took place during Monday鈥檚 pro-Gaza protests at various places across Bangladesh...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas鈥檚 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...
Arrest those involved in vandalism during protests for Gaza: IGP
The inspector general of police, Baharul Alam, on Monday instructed police officers to arrest the individuals responsible for vandalising shops and businesses in Sylhet and several other cities across the country...
Security enhanced at city鈥檚 diplomatic zone
The government has heightened security measures in diplomatic zone- Gulshan, Baridhara- in the city against the backdrop of the protest demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza and establishment of an independent Palestine state.
US embassy advises Americans in Bangladesh to remain alert due to Gaza protests
The US Embassy in Dhaka on Monday advised US citizens to remain vigilant due to protests across the country, including Dhaka, in solidarity with Gaza.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill at least 12 people
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas鈥檚 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...
Bangladesh condemns Israeli killings, human rights violations in Gaza
Bangladesh government on Monday strongly condemned the Israeli occupying forces鈥� continued mass killing and gross violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip...