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Bangladesh, India vow to bring border killings to zero

Bangladesh and India have agreed to take effective measures to bring down border killings of Bangladeshi nationals to zero level and conduct joint inspections in case of carrying out any construction within 150 yards of the frontiers. The two countries reached the agreement after a four-day...

NASA says probability of "city-killer" asteroid impact in 2032 to 3.1%

NASA has raised the probability of a city-killer asteroid striking Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, with a chilling animation depicting the apocalyptic impact that the asteroid could have is going viral online, reports NDTV. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an estimated diameter of around 177 feet (54...

Five killed, 10 hurt in Feni road crash

Five people were killed and 10 injured in a collision between a covered van and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highways Hafezia area of Feni on Monday evening. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter, Bogdadia police outpost in-charge Mizanur...

'Most wanted' Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico

A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europes most wanted criminals and once reportedly faked his own death has been murdered in Mexico, an official said Friday. Marco Ebben(32), was shot on Thursday in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality about 25 kilometers from the capital Mexico City....

Govt in talks to set up skill development centers

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the interim government continues talks with foreign agencies to set up skill development centers in Bangladesh, reports BSS. We are looking into what logistical support they (foreign organisations) want in this regard, he told a press...

Plane crash in Sao Paulo kills two on busy road

Two people died and six others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy Sao Paulo avenue in Brazil on Friday morning, the local fire department said. The two bodies were found charred in the fuselage of the Beech F90 King Air aircraft that took off from Sao Paulo bound for...

“Mass killings must be addressed as top priority in legal proceedings”

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, has called for the prosecution of every instance of mass killing in the country, stressing that justice should be the governments top priority. He made the statement during a public gathering at a conference organized by the district...

Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...

HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...

30 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s hospital

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudans Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening led to the destruction of the hospitals building where emergency cases were treated. It was not immediately...

Building a skilled workforce is the core challenge

While global demand for skilled workers continues to rise, Bangladesh faces a significant challenge in developing and exporting skilled labor. Currently, half of the countrys workforce remains unemployed, and 30 percent lack the education and training needed to secure jobs. Over the past four...

Israeli snipers kill two Palestinian children despite ceasefire

Israeli gunfire has killed two Palestinian children and injured several others in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite a ceasefire currently in effect between Israel and Hamas. Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh was fatally shot on Monday near al-Awda Square in southern areas of Rafah city,...

One Israeli soldier killed, 4 others hurt in West Bank

An Israeli reservist soldier has been killed and four others wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reported. The blast occurred in the town of Tammun, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of Nablus, on Monday. The soldiers...

UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees

The UK Home Office is planning substantial increases in fees for immigration services, including the cost of issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), a requirement for hiring foreign workers on Skilled Worker visas. Currently, UK employers must provide a CoS for each overseas worker they hire....

July mass killing trial could be completed before election

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday hoped that the trial of the July mass killings could be completed before the next national election as the interim government is committed to ensuring justice to brutal, inhuman killings committed during the July-August uprising, reports UNB. Though this is a...

Ex-president Abdul Hamid sued over July uprising killings

Former president and Awami League politician Abdul Hamid has been accused for the first time in a lawsuit over July-August 2024 uprising killings. The defendant Tahmul Islam, 27, is a BNP activist in Kishoreganj and claims to be officially recognised as an injured in the student-led anti-fascist...

Military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake' in Nigeria

At least 16 civilians in Nigerias north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs, BBC reported. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed...

Israeli attacks kill 70 children in Gaza in just five days

The Palestinian civil defense service reported on Sunday that Israel has killed at least 70 children in Gaza in just the last five days. The agency did not provide details on the age of the victims, only saying that they died in attacks targeting several areas across the Palestinian enclave,...

Plane crash in Kenya kills 3 on ground

A light aircraft crash-landed in Kenya s coastal Malindi County on Friday, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said. The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was killed when the plane burst into flames on impact in the town of Kwachocha along the...

Bullet from Indian side kills youth along Sunamganj border

A Bangladeshi youth was killed by bullets allegedly fired from the Indian side along the Chinakandi border in Bishwambharpur Upazila, Sunamganj, on Wednesday. The deceased Md Saidul Islam (24) son of Joynal Abedin was from Dhanpur Union, reports UNB. Sunamganj Battalion 28 BGB Commander AKM...

Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case

A Sirajganj court has sent former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to jail in connection with a case regarding the killing of 15 policemen at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 4, 2024. Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Mohammad Bellal Hossain...

Three Israeli settlers killed, six hurt in retaliatory shooting operation

At least three Israeli settlers have been killed in a retaliatory shooting operation in the northern part of the West Bank, as tensions have flared up in the occupied territory since the beginning of the Tel Aviv regimes genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Press TV reported. Eli Bin, head of the...

Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire

A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male...

71 students punished in Abu Sayed murder case

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Showkat Ali announced on Sunday that punitive action has been taken against 71 students involved in the murder of martyr Abu Sayed. He stated that the Begum Rokeya University Central Students Union (BRUCSU) elections would...

Three soldiers killed as Army vehicle falls into gorge in Kashmir

Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in a road accident in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Saturday. An Army spokesperson said a vehicle on duty in Bandipora district skid and fell into a gorge due to inclement weather and poor visibility, The Hindu reported. The injured...

Fire at Dallas shopping center kills over 500 animals, mostly birds

A fire at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed over 500 animals, mostly small birds, according to authorities. The 579 animals in the pet shop at Plaza Latina in Northwest Dallas died from smoke inhalation, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said in a statement, reports...

Highest price for war: Russia lost 4,30,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Russias gradual, grinding advance in parts of Ukraines eastern region of Donetsk succeeded in wresting away 4,168 sq km (1,609 square miles) of fields and abandoned villages in 2024 equivalent to 0.69 percent of the country. That was the assessment of the Institute for the Study of War, a...

India must stop border killings: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on India to stop border killings, saying that the BNP has always made this demand. Border killings can never be accepted, he made the remark while responding to reporters questions at Osmani International Airport during his visit to...