The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday at least 27,019 people have been killed in nearly four months of war between Palestinian militants and Israel.
A ministry statement said some 66,139 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war broke out on October 7.
Source: AFP
Six people have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out at a 7-storey building on Road No. 18 in Sector No. 11 of the capital's Uttara district. Three of them have been confirmed to be members of the same family.
All army personnel involved in the operation have been withdrawn following the death of a BNP leader in army custody in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said there is no legal scope to suspend or defer the election following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Bangladesh is observing a three-day state mourning and general holiday on Wednesday over the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Home Affairs and Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the untimely death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a frontline fighter of the July Uprising and spokesperson of the 'Inqilab Mancha'.
North Korea on Tuesday fired what are believed to be ballistic missiles toward the sea in an apparent show of force, according to officials in neighboring countries, amid rising tensions with South Korea ahead of a key political gathering in Pyongyang.
Scores of civilians carrying their belongings arrived in government-held areas in northern Syria on Friday amid fears of a potential Syrian army offensive against Kurdish-led fighters east of Aleppo.
Torrential rains and widespread flooding have claimed more than 100 lives across South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, with authorities warning of more severe weather in southern Africa.
Thousands of people are feared dead following a severe crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran, as families abroad receive harrowing reports from those still inside the country.
The United States State Department said it has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, as his administration continues a hardline immigration crackdown.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that 100 percent safety of women will be ensured if they come to power.
A fire broke out at a raw market in Sector 11 of Uttara in the capital. Five units of the fire service are working to control the fire.
More than 50 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Kalai Union of Kahalu Upazila in Bogra. The leaders and activists joined Jamaat-e-Islami under the inspiration of the party’s nominated parliamentary candidate, Dr. Mustafa Faisal Parvez.
Md. Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government, cannot find a reason to withdraw the family members of diplomats from the Indian mission in Bangladesh.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a bigger attack on Iran than ever before. On Wednesday (January 28), Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social that if Iran wants to prevent an attack, it must make a deal with them and that Iran will not be able to develop any type of nuclear weapon.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today said that the United States is ready to work with any government elected in accordance with the will of the Bangladeshi people, reiterating that Washington will not take sides in the country's upcoming national elections.
