Wednesday, 22 Jan, 2025

International

Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion

DHAKA: Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km channel parallel to it.At the inauguration, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed foreign leaders aboard a historic yacht as helicopters and fighter jets

17 killed in suicide attack at Saudi mosque

DHAKA: At least 17 members of the security forces have been killed in suicide attack on mosque in Saudi Arabia’s southwest.Saudi state TV says, reports Al Jazeera.Thursday’s attack in a mosque belonging to the emergency forces in the city of Abha in Aseer province, near the Yemeni

17 killed in Afghan military helicopter crash

DHAKA: An Afghan official says a military helicopter crashed in the country's south, killing 17 people, including five pilots.Mirwais Noorzai, the chief of police in Zabul province, says the Afghan National Army helicopter crashed in a remote region of the province late Thursday morning,

‘Rejecting Iran nuclear deal is a vote for war’

DHAKA: President Barack Obama is pushing to seal the Iran nuclear deal, accusing opponents of ‘selling a fantasy’.In a speech at a Washington DC university he said the agreement is publicly supported by every country in the world, except for Israel.He described a forthcoming

6 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

DHAKA: At least six people, including three police officers, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.A lorry filled with explosives was detonated outside a police compound in Puli Alam, capital of Logar province, officials said, reports the BBC.The Taliban said it

'Dark Side' of the Moon revealed

DHAKA: A NASA camera aboard its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has captured the "Dark side of the moon," fully illuminated.The stunning images were captured from nearly 1.6 lakh km away, as the moon moved in front of the sun-lit side of the Earth last month, NDTV

Hiroshima anniv shows Iran Deal value: Kerry

DHAKA:  US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday said the 70th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima underscored the importance of a deal reached on Iran’s nuclear programme last month.Ceremonies were held in Hiroshima on Friday to mark the

Debris of missing MH370 found

DHAKA: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday said experts examining the debris in France had “conclusively confirmed” it was from the aircraft MH370.Najib held a news conference in Kuala Lumpur to announce that investigators had “conclusively confirmed that the aircraft

Many feared dead off Libya as migrant boat capsizes

DHAKA: Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean are feared to have drowned after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off Libya.Italy’s coastguard says, reports Al Jazeera.The boat had run into difficulty on Wednesday about 15 nautical miles off

‘Stop distorting facts on Iran deal’

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama and pro-Israel leaders exchanged concerns about how each side distorts the other’s arguments in the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, and how the distortions are creating divisions in the Jewish community.The meeting Tuesday evening at the White House

3 killed as gunmen attack convoy in Kashmir

DHAKA: A convoy belonging to security forces in Indian-administrated Kashmir has come under attack by unidentified gunmen.Wednesday’s attack took place about 10km from the city of Udhampur, which houses a military base near the border with Pakistan.At least three people have been killed

16 cops killed in Colombia helicopter crash

DHAKA: Sixteen Colombian police officers died Tuesday when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed while taking part in a manhunt for the nation's most-wanted drug trafficker, the second deadly air accident affecting the U.S.-trained military in less than a week.Two other uniformed personnel

Gaddafi son 'abuse' video investigated

DHAKA: A video appearing to show a son of former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and other prisoners being abused in jail is being investigated.The video shows Saadi Gaddafi screaming as he is beaten by guards on the soles of his feet, reports BBC.Tripoli's public prosecutor said he

27 die as 2 trains derailed in India

DHAKA: At least 27 people have died and 40 are injured after two passenger trains derailed within minutes of each other while crossing flooded tracks in Madhya Pradesh late on Tuesday night. More than 300 people were rescued overnight, reports NTDV. Here are the latest developments: Six

11 killed in Mumbai building collapse

DHAKA: At least 11 people have died after a building collapsed near India's western city of Mumbai.Police say, reports the BBC.Many others are feared trapped beneath the three-storey building in Thane after the incident early on Tuesday.Reports say the municipality had declared the old,

Myanmar appeals for flood assistance, 46 killed

DHAKA: The Myanmar government has appealed for international aid amid floods which have killed at least 46 people and affected more than 210,000.Four areas in the country have been declared disaster zones with widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rain.Many areas are

Taliban political chief in Qatar resigns

DHAKA: The head of the Afghan Taliban’s political office in Qatar has resigned, in the latest sign of a split in the group following Mullah Omar’s death.In a statement, Syed Tayyab Agha said he would step down, and criticized the way in which Mullah Omar’s successor, Mullah Akhtar

Umrah visas issuance to resume after hajj

RIYADH: Minister of state for foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nizar Bin Obaid Madani, in a bilateral meeting on Monday, assured his Bangladesh counterpart Shahriar Alam about resuming issuance of Umrah Visas to Bangladeshis after the next Hajj.He also hinted about importing human

23 killed as Syrian govt warplane crashes

DHAKA: A Syrian government warplane has crashed in a marketplace in the north-western town of Ariha, killing at least 23 people.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) activist group said the crash occurred amid bombing raids, reports the BBC.Ariha was one of the last

Nigeria rescues 178 people from Boko Haram

DHAKA: Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 178 people held by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria’s Borno state in raids that destroyed several camps in the country’s northeast.Army spokesman Colonel Tukur Gusau said in a statement on Sunday that 101 of the those freed were children, 67