Netanyahu criticizes ICC over war crimes arrest warrants
Netanyahu criticizes ICC over war crimes arrest warrants

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced the International Criminal Courts decision to issue arrest warrants for war crimes against him and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, calling it antisemitic. He accused the ICC of falsely alleging that they were deliberately targeting...

Putin gifts over 70 animals to North Korean zoo following troop support for Russian army
Putin gifts over 70 animals to North Korean zoo following troop support for Russian army

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented over 70 animals from Moscow Zoo, including an African lion and brown bears, to Pyongyang Central Zoo in North Korea. The move comes amid reports that over 10,000 North Korean troops have joined the Russian Army in its ongoing operations in Ukraine,...

Delhi declares air emergency, seeks Centre's approval for artificial rain
Delhi declares air emergency, seeks Centre's approval for artificial rain

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has written to the Central government, requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modis intervention to initiate artificial rain in the capital to tackle the deteriorating air quality. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Rai stated, Layers of smog have blanketed North...

Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon pushing region to wider war: Saudi Arabia
Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon pushing region to wider war: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabias Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday said that Israels aggression in Gaza and Lebanon is pushing the region to a wider war, Al Arabia. He told this at the opening session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and...

No Lebanon ceasefire without ‘full freedom’ for Israel: Gantz
No Lebanon ceasefire without ‘full freedom’ for Israel: Gantz

Israeli politician and former war cabinet member Benny Gantz has said in a post on his X account that the condition for any agreement with Lebanon should include full Israeli freedom of action against any violation, on the back of the newly proposed ceasefire deal. Last week, Israeli Foreign...

Passport application of Shirin Sharmin Chy suspended
Passport application of Shirin Sharmin Chy suspended

The Department of Immigration Passports has suspended the passport applications of former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain. The decision follows the adjournment of Shirin Sharmins application due to her involvement in a murder case and a plea of absconding....

UK expects CA to lay out his vision
UK expects CA to lay out his vision

UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said the United Kingdom expects Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus to layout his vision for how all things will unfold as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation, reports UNB. After her...

Punjab declares smog emergency as major cities face stricter lockdowns
Punjab declares smog emergency as major cities face stricter lockdowns

The Punjab government has declared a health emergency in Lahore and Multan due to the severity of smog in the region. A complete lockdown will be enforced in these cities from Friday to Sunday in response to the worsening air quality. Dense smog, driven by toxic pollutants, has blanketed several...

Starmer set to discuss issues related to Trump, Ukraine with Macron
Starmer set to discuss issues related to Trump, Ukraine with Macron

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to discuss European security and the likely impact of a second term of Donald Trump in presidency as he holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Macron and Starmer marked Armistice Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the...

Haiti's Prime Minister removed after just six months in office
Haiti's Prime Minister removed after just six months in office

Haitis Prime Minister, Garry Conille, has been dismissed from his post by the countrys ruling council after just six months in office. The decision came following an executive order signed by eight of the nine members of the council, which has named businessman and former Senate candidate Alix...

Entrepreneurs targeted by resentment
Entrepreneurs targeted by resentment

The Bangladesh Bank or the Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) cannot appoint a receiver to any business entity on its own. If a receiver needs to be appointed, it requires a lengthy process. However, in recent days, several media outlets have reported that receivers have been appointed to 10...

Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar
Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar

Former Member of Parliament for Jhenaidah-2 constituency and district Awami League leader, Tahjib Alam Siddiqui, was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members from Savar, Dhaka, on Thursday night. A team from Rab-4 detained Tahjib Alam Siddiqui in the Nabinagar area of Savar. The arrest...

Modi congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'
Modi congratulates Trump on 'historic election victory'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Donald Trump for a historic election victory Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to working with the vote frontrunner. Heartiest congratulations my friend @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory, Modi wrote on social media...

Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals
Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals

Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last weeks deadly floods have protested during a visit by Spanish King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some demonstrators throwing mud at them, reports Al Jazeera. Chanting Murderers, murderers! on Sunday, they...

Israel’s attack signal rejection of truce: Lebanon PM
Israel’s attack signal rejection of truce: Lebanon PM

Lebanons Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday criticised Israels expansion of its attacks on his country, saying they indicated a rejection of efforts to broker a truce after more than a month of war. Mikatis statement came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met visiting US...

Tk 111 crore on paper, Tk 500 crore in reality
Tk 111 crore on paper, Tk 500 crore in reality

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, also known as Lotus Kamal, over discrepancies in reported assets. The ACC has identified Tk 111 crore in assets on paper, but believes the true value could reach Tk 500 crore. To support its inquiry,...

Netanyahu hoping for Trump victory
Netanyahu hoping for Trump victory

With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House, reports BSS. Trumps last time in office was good for Netanyahu, and in the lead-up to the November 5 vote, the former...

Russia will back Bangladesh's enhanced role in BRICS
Russia will back Bangladesh's enhanced role in BRICS

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey A Ryabkov has pledged to advance the matured relations with Bangladesh to a new height, reports UNB. Ryabkov thanked the government of Bangladesh for its renewed commitment to remain engaged with the BRICS process. He assured that the...

HC acquits Babar in graft case
HC acquits Babar in graft case

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday acquitted former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and cancelled his eight-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS. A High Court division bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the...

Ex-minister Imran Ahmad arrested
Ex-minister Imran Ahmad arrested

Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad from Banani area of Dhaka on Sunday night, reports UNB. A whatsapp message sent from the DMP confirmed it. However, it didnt elaborate in which case he was arrested....

Netanyahu blames Iran for drone ‘assassination attempt’
Netanyahu blames Iran for drone ‘assassination attempt’

Hours after that drone attack that targeted the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the northern Israeli city of Caesarea, Netanyahu issued a statement in which he said the attempt by Irans proxy, Hezbollah, to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake, reports Al...