- WFP reverses decision to cut food aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
- Term of five reform commissions extended
- Democracy to mark victorious if fascist forces can’t contest polls: Akhtar
- 200,000 Palestinians perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque at Qadr night
- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
- Four state-owned banks to open on Friday
- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
- Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka
- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
- Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-govt protests
- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
- Tarique Rahman extends Eid greetings to Chief Advisor
- BB re-fixes MFS transaction limit
- Taking oath as mayor depends on party decision: Ishraque
- France opposes 'any form of trade war', FM tells China
- Ishraque Hossain declared mayor of DSCC
- Russian deputy premier meets CA
UN to reduce staff in Gaza as Israel killed its employee
The United Nations said Monday it will reduce its footprint in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer from Bulgaria and wounding five other employees, reports AP. The world body will temporarily remove about a third of its...
Israel kills 21 in attacks on Gaza
Israels relentless bombardment of Gaza continues with at least 21 Palestinians killed in attacks across the Strip since the early Monday. The renewed assault comes hours after Israeli forces bombed the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, killing at least two people, including Hamas leader Ismail Barhoum,...
Jordan slams Israeli plan to forcibly displace Palestinians
The Jordan Foreign Ministry has condemned in the strongest terms Israels decision to set up a government agency to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, reports Al Jazeera. The ministry noted in a statement that the move comes as the Israeli security cabinet also decided to...
Resistance growing stronger as Israel kills officials, others: Hamas
The Israeli military has conducted fresh deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing a total of 40 people, including Salah al-Bardawil, a Palestinian MP and member of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Press TV reported. In a statement released on Sunday, Hamas said Bardawil...
Germany, France, UK call for 'immediate return' to Gaza ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain called late Friday for an immediate return to a Gaza ceasefire, as Israels military pressed its renewed offensive in the Palestinian territory, reports BSS. Israel on Tuesday began a fresh assault on the war-battered enclave, shattering the...
Israeli minister threatens to annex parts of Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory, reports BSS. The warning came as Israel stepped up the renewed assault it launched on Tuesday,...
342 killed in Gaza as Israel unleashes deadly wave of strikes
At least 342 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas, reports Al Jazeera. Those killed in Tuesdays attack included at least 77 people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and at least 20 people in Gaza City...
Over 200 killed in Israel's biggest Strike on Gaza
At least 200 people were killed in Gaza on Tuesday as the Israeli military conducted extensive strikes on Hamas targets after weeks of truce talks stalled, the biggest attack in the war-torn territory since the ceasefire began on January 19, reports NDTV. Gazas civil defence agency said the air...
Israel launches strikes across Gaza, 100 killed
The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 100 dead, reports Reuters. Strikes were reported in multiple locations,...
Israeli govt ‘playing with the lives of our loved ones’
Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza sent a letter to US President Donald Trump asking for his help in securing the release of their relatives as negotiations stall on the next phase of the ceasefire, reports Al Jazeera. For more than a year and a half, the Israeli government has been...
Israeli troops raid mosques in the occupied West Bank
Palestines official news agency Wafa reports Israeli forces raided several mosques in the Old City of Nablus and prevented Friday prayers from being held, reports Al Jazeera. Citing Palestinian security sources and residents, it said three Palestinians were detained during the incursion....
Dozens killed, hurt as Israeli forces shoot at civilians in Lebanon
Israeli forces have opened fire at the Lebanese people returning to their homes in the countrys southern towns, killing at least three civilians and wounding 44 others, Press TV reported. Lebanons Public Health Ministry released the figures on Sunday. Lebanons al-Mayadeen television channel...
Israeli army will withdraw completely from south Lebanon: US envoy
The Israeli military will withdraw completely from south Lebanon, United States envoy Amos Hochstein has said, despite recent reports that Israel is planning to maintain a permanent presence in the country, reports Al Jazeera. Hochsteins statement on Monday came as Israel was withdrawing its...
Israel intends to not withdraw from Lebanon after 60 days: Report
Israel is expected to convey a message to the US that it will not withdraw military forces from Lebanon after the 60-day period agreed in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reports. They will claim that the Lebanese army is not adhering to the terms of the...
Biden notifies Congress of proposed $8bn arms package to Israel: Report
The State Department informally notified Congress of the proposed $8bn arms package, which will include munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells, the Axios news site reports, citing two anonymous sources. The sources said the package includes air-to-air...
Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah: Israel says at UN
Israels ambassador to the UN on Monday issued what he called a final warning to Yemens Iran-backed Houthis to halt missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same miserable fate as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syrias Bashar al-Assad if they persisted, reports Al Jazeera. The ambassador, Danny...
Water crisis continues in Al-Quds
The Israeli regimes authorities in occupied Al-Quds have launched emergency water distribution stations after a technical failure left over 200,000 settlers without water, Tasnim News Agency reported. The disruption in water supply follows a malfunction at the primary water distribution station...
WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days, reports The Reuters. Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat,...
US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny
United States President Joe Bidens administration is facing criticism after a US-backed report on famine in the Gaza Strip was retracted this week, drawing accusations of political interference and pro-Israel bias, reports Al Jazeera. The report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS...
Israel denies report of a ‘limited’ deal with Hamas
The office of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a media report that claimed his government and Hamas may agree to a limited truce deal as a gesture of goodwill before US President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration, reports Al Jazeera. A report by Israels Channel 12 had...
Yemen launches fresh missile attack on Israel
A ballistic missile launched from Yemen has triggered sirens in dozens of towns and cities in the al-Quds area as well as the southern Negev in the occupied territories. Israels Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency response service said one person suffering from shock. The Israeli military...
Israeli military’s torching of Kamal Adwan Hospital a ‘war crime’: Iran
Irans Foreign Ministry has condemned the barbaric aggression of Israels military against the Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza, describing the attack on the facility as the latest example of a war crime, crimes against humanity, and an egregious violation of international law and its norms,...
‘Horror must end’: WHO statement on Kamal Adwan destruction
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added its voice to the growing chorus of international condemnation of Israels attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, reports Al Jazeera. In a statement published to social media on Friday night, the WHO said Israel has systematically dismantled the health...