Calls grow in Germany to revive compulsory military service
Germany鈥檚 conservatives, who are set to lead the next government, on Tuesday argued that the country should quickly reintroduce compulsory military service.
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Shaheed Zoha day today
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...
National teachers鈥� day for Shamsuzzoha
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...
Autocracy Resistance Day today
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...
US flights carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo 鈥榰nderway鈥�
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...
FOUR YEARS SINCE COUP: UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen
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...
MIST鈥檚 22nd council meeting held
The 22nd council meeting of the Military Institute of Science and Technology was held on its campus in Dhaka on Monday with education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud in the chair...
Bangladesh military delegation visits Pakistan: ISPR
A six-member military delegation, led by principal staff officer of the armed forces division lieutenant general SM Kamrul Hasan, visited Pakistan from January 13 to 18...
Armed Forces reform commission demanded
Retired military officers, politicians and journalists on Saturday demanded forming an independent Armed Forces Reform Commission to ensure overall professionalism, dignity and justice in the Armed forces...
Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara鈥檚 conditions for a 鈥榖loodless鈥� transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad...
Zelensky sees ratings drop as Ukraine war nears 4th year
President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday...
Bangladesh interim govt chief witnesses army maneuver exercise in Rajbari
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday witnessed the maneuver exercise of an infantry brigade at Rajbari Military Training Area.
Military Power, Youthful Passion, Moral Resilience: A journey from 1971 to 2024
IN THE quiet spaces between history and memory, where the weight of time presses heavily, there are forces unseen but deeply felt. Military might, cold and calculating, intertwines with the raw, untainted zeal of youth, pulsing with the hope of a future unshackled. From the dust and blood of 1971 to the turbulent echoes of 2024, the struggle for sovereignty...
Israel orders troops to 鈥榩repare to remain鈥� in Syria buffer zone through winter
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to 鈥榩repare to remain鈥� throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone between Israeli and Syrian forces on the strategic Golan Heights.
Taiwan says China expands military drills around island
China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing 鈥榓 red line鈥� for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a 鈥榯roublemaker鈥�...
Swadhin Bangla football team member Khokon dies
Swadhin Bangla football team member Fazle Sadain Khokon died of a cardiac arrest at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday...
Growing distrust of USA globally
THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...
Junta chief dissolves Burkina Faso govt
No reason was given in the Burkina Faso鈥檚 ruling military leader's decree for the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was named as premier in October 2022 after the coup that brought Captain Ibrahim Traore to power...
Army chief urges officers to face challenges boldly
Chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman urged newly commissioned officers to prioritise patriotism and demonstrate courage in handling any situation...
China deploys forces as US aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait
Beijing said on Tuesday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan...
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...
Student injured in uprising dies in CMH
One more student hit by bullets during the student-led mass uprising died on Thursday while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka...
Chief of Bangladesh Army honoured as 鈥楤MA Hall of Fame鈥�
Bangladesh鈥檚 chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted to 鈥楤angladesh Military Academy Hall of Fame鈥� at Bhatiari in Chattogram on Monday.
Nov 7 to be observed today
The 49th anniversary of the 鈥榗ivil-military uprising鈥� of November 7, 1975 will be observed today while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party will observe the day as...
Iran moves to triple military budget amid Israel tensions
Iran鈥檚 government has proposed tripling its military spending, an official said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.
867 students still in 10 CMHs
At least 867 students, who were injured during protests led by the Student Movement Against Discrimination in July and August, are still undergoing treatment at 10 combined military hospitals.
North Korea claims a million people joined army this week
North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul鈥檚 military of sending...
Taiwan detects 153 Chinese military aircraft
Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island, official data showed Tuesday, after China held a day of large-scale drills.
China ends day of military 鈥榳arning鈥� drills around Taiwan
China ended a day of military drills around Taiwan on Monday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a 鈥榮tern warning鈥� to 鈥榮eparatist鈥� forces on the self-ruled island...
China, Russia pledge to strengthen military cooperation
The Chinese and Russian defence ministers pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between their two countries鈥� militaries as they met in Beijing...
