Sunday, 14 Sep, 2025

International

10 missing in US destroyer collision

Ten US Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after a US destroyer and an oil tanker collided near Singapore, the Navy says. The guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain was sailing east of Singapore and preparing to stop in the port when the collision with the

Trump fires White House chief strategist

DHAKA: White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the latest top aide of President Donald Trump to leave his post. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that Friday (August 18) was his last day, reports BBC. His exit follows a review of his position by White House Chief

Barcelona van attack: 5 terror suspects among 18 killed

DHAKA: Spanish police say they have killed five people in the town of Cambrils to stop a second attempted van attack after an earlier one in Barcelona, reports BBC. The attackers were wearing explosive belts, police said. Thirteen people died and dozens were injured when a van

Spain rescues almost 600 migrants at sea

DHAKA: Spanish coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour period amid a spike in the number of migrant arrivals, reports BBC. The rescued migrants were in 15 vessels including toy paddleboats and a jet ski and included 35 children and a baby. The

Venezuela prison riot kills 37

DHAKA: At least 37 people were killed in a prison riot in southern Venezuela, reports BBC quoting prosecutors. Special interior ministry forces of Venezuela were sent in to regain control of the jail in Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state. Witnesses reported hearing shots

400 killed in Sierra Leone mudslide

DHAKA: The President of Sierra Leone has appealed for international help as rescue workers recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide on the outskirts of the capital Freetown. President Ernest Bai Koroma visited the site of the disaster, near the town of Regent, and said the country

Female suicide bombers kill 27 in Nigeria

DHAKA: At least 27 people were killed as three female suicide bombers have carried out an attack in north-eastern Nigeria, reports BBC. Besides, dozens were injured when the women blew themselves up outside a refugee camp near Maiduguri in Borno state - a stronghold of the Islamist

18 killed in Burkina Faso restaurant terror attack

DHAKA: At least 18 people were killed and 10 others wounded after a number of assailants attacked a restaurant in Burkina Faso around 9:00 pm local time Sunday. The attack took place in Ouagadougou, the capital of the West African nation, the government confirmed in a statement.

Suicide bomber kills 15 in Pakistan

DHAKA: At least eight soldiers and seven civilians were killed in a suicide bombing in the southwestern Quetta city of Pakistan, reports ABC News quoting an official and military. Kabeer Khan, an explosives expert who examined the site, said after collecting forensic evidence that it

Lilija Valis wins Vancouver Tagore Poetry Contest

DHAKA: Lilija Valis, a reputed poet from the Lower Mainland won the Vancouver Tagore Society's Poetry Contest 2017. On Friday (August 11), the awards ceremony of the contest took place at the 7th annual West Coast Tagore Festival 2017 at Richmond's grand Gateway Theatre. 

North Korea preparing ‘submarine missile’ test

DHAKA: Recent satellite photos suggest North Korea could be preparing for fresh submarine-based ballistic missile tests, reports AFP quoting a military expert Friday (August 11). Joseph Bermudez, a specialist in North Korean defense and intelligence affairs, posted photographs on the

India enhances troop presence along China Boarder

DHAKA: India's military has increased operational readiness along the eastern Indian border with China, reports Reuters. Neither side shows any sign of backing off from a face-off in a remote Himalayan region near their disputed frontier, said sources. Indian and Chinese troops

30 children die in Uttar Pradesh hospital after oxygen supply ‘disrupted’

DHAKA: At least 30 children have died in a hospital of Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur after 'disruption' of oxygen supply.  They were admitted to a hospital and were on oxygen support, reports suggest. The oxygen supply was allegedly disrupted since the company supplying oxygen

US ‘locked and loaded’ on N Korea: Trump

DHAKA: President Donald Trump says the US military is “locked and loaded” to deal with North Korea, ramping up the rhetorical brinkmanship. “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another

Another ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team man’ held in India

Another Bangladeshi national, suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, has been detained in New Delhi of India. According to reports published in news media on Friday (Aug 11), the suspected militant, identified as Rajaul Ahmed, was detained in a joint special

36 killed in China bus crash

DHAKA: A passenger coach crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China's northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others, official media reported on Friday. The accident occurred in Shaanxi province late on Thursday as the coach was on its way to Luoyang, a

North Korea sets mid-August deadline for Guam strike

DHAKA: North Korea said its plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will soon be ready, as a war of words with Washington intensifies, reports BBC. State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the sea about 30km (17 miles) from Guam, if the

North Korea threatens missile strike on US airbase in Guam

DHAKA: North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam, reports BBC. The report in state media, quoting an earlier military statement, came hours after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury". The

Deadly quake hits China, 13 dead

DHAKA: A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China, killing 13 people, injuring 175 others and knocking out power and phone networks, reports AP. At least five of the dead were tourists, China's official Xinhua News Agency said. The government in Aba

Britain begins probe on British American Tobacco

Britain opened a formal probe to investigate the allegation raised against the world's biggest tobacco company- British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries. The probe has begun nearly two years after allegations of bribery in Africa first surfaced. However, the British