China has unveiled domestically produced advanced equipment, including tanks, series of air defense and missile defense systems, series of anti-ship missiles, airborne warning and control, air superiority fighters and carrier aviation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might in Beijing on Wednesday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West...
Israel intensified its military build-up on Tuesday as reservists began responding to call-up orders ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City, nearly two years into a devastating war...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted into space on Thursday night carrying the US military鈥檚 secretive X-37B drone.
ABOUT a month ago, a military training aircraft crashed onto Milestone School in Dhaka, killing 30 people, including many children, in a fiery explosion. When I saw the news, I fell into silence. But strangely, I noticed something: I didn鈥檛 feel the same deep shock I once would have. A few years ago, such a tragedy would have devastated me 鈥� I鈥檇 have spent the day in...
The interim government has formed a nine-member committee led by retired Lieutenant General Abdul Hafiz to review applications of the retired Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force personnel, who allegedly faced 鈥榙eprivation, injustice and vendetta during the previous regime between 2009 and August 4, 2024...
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to 鈥榬espect鈥� North Korea鈥檚 political system and build 鈥榤ilitary trust鈥�, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul...
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called 鈥榓ggressive鈥� Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City...
Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion...
Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel.
President Donald Trump hosted the largest US military parade in decades on his 79th birthday as protesters rallied across the country to accuse him of acting like a dictator.
Iran threatened Wednesday to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while president Donald Trump said he was 鈥榣ess confident鈥� about reaching a nuclear deal...
Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and opposition forces are fighting over control of a lucrative trade route into Thailand, with shells and aerial attacks regularly forcing children to flee their schools, teachers and a parent told AFP.
Myanmar anti-coup guerrillas claimed to shoot down a junta jet on Tuesday, declaring a rare victory over the air force which has kept them at bay in a grinding civil war...
THE instant response of most to the question in the title would be, 鈥榃e had no choice but to fight for our survival and liberate our country from the Pakistani military occupation.鈥� It鈥檚 correct but incomplete because people do not plunge into a war on a whim unless it was brewing over quite some time. By sheer determination we instinctively resisted the armed assault...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday detained two people for allegedly impersonating senior military officers and defrauding cattle traders by promising to facilitate cross-border cattle smuggling...
The brief conflict between India and Pakistan last week may have left no clear victor, but Islamabad鈥檚 generals are taking a win, riding a wave of approval on social media to burnish their recently tarnished image...
A new political party named Bangladesh Republic Party formed by various professionals, including former military officers, is set to be launched in mid-June...
NOT only for its military size but also for its close similarity to Israeli military strategy, India鈥檚 Operation Sindoor 鈥� a huge and precision-driven attack operation aimed at alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir 鈥� has generated worldwide discussion. Although much of the focus has been on the Israeli-made drones and missile...
IN THE early hours of 7 May 2025, South Asia was once again shaken by a violent escalation. According to reports from Reuters, an Indian military strike on Pakistani territory claimed the lives of more than 26 people. The Pakistani government confirmed the attack and, in swift retaliation, launched a counterstrike on Indian soil in the morning, reportedly killing at least...
Protests against Israel鈥檚 military offensive in Palestine continued for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding an immediate end to the bombardment and mass killings...
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...
China鈥檚 military drills around Taiwan this week aim to send a clear message to the island鈥檚 leadership, analysts say 鈥� in the event of war, Beijing can cut them off from the outside world and grind them into submission...
DESPITE support and care from authorities, particularly the healthcare providers, the eight-year-old rape victim from Magura lost the battle for life in Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on March 13 while anti-rape protests raged. Four accused in this case are arrested and the law minister assured a speedy trial of the case but the movement against rape continued as the...
Germany鈥檚 conservatives, who are set to lead the next government, on Tuesday argued that the country should quickly reintroduce compulsory military service.
The 56th anniversary of martyrdom of Professor Shamsuzzoha, who was shot dead by the Pakistani military in front of the Rajshahi University main gate on February 18, 1969, will be observed through various programmes today...
ON THIS day in 1969, Professor Dr Syed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha of Rajshahi University was shot and killed by the Pakistani military. Despite extensive discourse on the liberation war and Bangladesh鈥檚 post-independence political landscape, the 1969 mass uprising remains relatively underexplored. Professor Zoha was the first martyr of that movement, his sacrifice...
Different student organisations will observe Autocracy Resistance Day today recalling the student uprising in 1983 that forced the then government to cancel Mazid Khan Education Commission report and forged unity among political, social and student organisations against the then military rule of Hussein Muhammad Ershad...
The first US flights carrying detained migrants to America鈥檚 notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba were underway Tuesday as president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration cracks down on illegal migration, the White House said...
UN investigators said on Thursday that serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar鈥檚 military coup, warning this would only worsen unless the perpetrators faced justice...