- Elizabeth Strout, Miranda July shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction
- Mymensingh youth who participated in Ukraine war for Russia dies
- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
- India says 'examining the implications' of US tariffs
- Russia, Cuba, North Korea escape Trump's tariff
- Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh
- Trump's tariffs dull the dollar's safe-haven sheen
- BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on Touhid
- CA joins official dinner of BIMSTEC
- Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season
- Rejuvenated IPL match-winner Siraj praised for 'fire in his belly'
- Top Russian official in Washington for talks on improving ties
- Strict action to be taken to stop extortion in hills: Home Advisor
- China arrests 3 Filipinos on charge of spying
- Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
Russia and Ukraine swap 372 war prisoners
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 372 soldiers in a prisoner swap brokered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Moscow and Kyiv said on Wednesday. Prisoner swaps and the exchange of remains of killed soldiers is one of the only areas of cooperation between the warring countries since the Kremlin...
Hamas demands implementation of second ceasefire phase: statement
Hamas has told AFP it insists on implementing a second ceasefire phase after Israel endorsed a temporary extension of the initial phase. The only way to achieve stability in the region and the return of the prisoners is to complete the implementation of the agreement starting with the...
UAE orders to release 1,295 prisoners ahead of Ramadan
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 1,295 inmates (prisoners) from correctional institutions in the country. Sheikh Mohamed has also pledged to settle any financial obligations incurred as part of the inmates sentences, in a gesture marking the Holy Month...
Hamas says talks with Israel contingent on release of prisoners as agreed
Talks with Israel through mediators on further steps in a ceasefire agreement are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being released as agreed, Hamas official Basem Naim said on Sunday, reports Reuters. Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it...
Death sentence, life imprisonment given for not agreeing to give false testimony: Babar
Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar said Awami League government manipulated the judicial system to unjustly give death sentence and life imprisonment to me for not agreeing to give false testimony against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman....
Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange
Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire, reports BSS. The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a proposal by US President Donald Trump to clear out the Gaza Strip of its...
World leaders condemn Myanmar military regime on coup anniversary
Marking four years since the military coup in Myanmar, world leaders have issued a strong joint statement condemning the regimes escalating violence against civilians. Representatives from Australia, Canada, the European Union, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and...
Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners
A total of 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have been freed under the terms of a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Seventy of them will be deported to countries in the region, Al Jazeera and BBC reported. However, the Israeli government accuses Hamas of breaching...
US rejects clemency, Pakistan seeks legal action for Aafia Siddiqui
The US government has rejected a clemency petition for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist imprisoned in the United States, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was told on Friday, reports DAWN. This disclosure came during the hearing of a petition filed by Dr. Siddiquis...
Russia sentences Navalny lawyers to prison for relaying his messages
Russia has sentenced three lawyers who defended opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison terms for passing on his messages from behind bars. This case, unfolding amid a broader crackdown on dissent during Russias invasion of Ukraine, has sparked alarm among rights groups, who fear an escalation...
Israel delays approval of Gaza ceasefire, but US confirms deal on track
Israel has postponed approving a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas, which includes the release of hostages, but the United States remains confident the agreement will proceed as planned. Despite the delay, the US expects the ceasefire to take effect by Sunday, citing no...