Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

International

Security questions as Kenya mourns

DHAKA: Kenya is mourning 148 people killed in Thursday’s al-Shabab attack on Garissa university campus, amid questions over why warnings were ignored.Kenyan newspapers say there was intelligence information of an imminent attack on a school or university.Locals question why security was

Sailor rescued after 66 days at sea

DHAKA: The last time Frank Jordan spoke with his son, Louis Jordan, was fishing on a sailboat a few miles off the South Carolina coast.The next time he spoke with him, more than two months had passed and the younger Jordan was on a German-flagged container ship 200 miles from North

Iran president vows to abide by deal

DHAKA:  Iran's president has vowed it will abide by the terms of the preliminary nuclear agreement it signed with six world powers, so long as they do too."The world must know that we do not intend to cheat," Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address to the nation, reports the BBC.But

Death row men freed after 30 years

DHAKA:  An Alabama man has been freed after spending nearly 30 years on death row.Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, was convicted of murdering two restaurant managers in Birmingham in 1985, but was granted a new trial last year.Tests on bullets found at the crime scene could not be connected to a

10 killed in Nigeria bus station blast

DHAKA: The death toll from an explosion near a bus station in Gombe, northeast Nigeria, has risen to 10.A doctor and nurse at the hospital treating the injured confirmed the matter, reports the NDTV.“We received 10 dead bodies from the blast at the Bauchi motor park (bus station),” a

Jordan signs NPP construction agreement with Russia

DHAKA: An inter-governmental agreement has been signed between Jordan and Russia last week in Jordanian capital Amman.The agreement envisages Russian cooperation in construction and operation of a nuclear power plant having two VVER units, each of 1000Mw capacity in the territory of

Belgian politician found dead in canal

DHAKA: Belgian police have found the body of missing politician Steve Stevaert in a canal, hours after he learnt he was to face trial over a rape allegation.Stevaert, 60, is a former leader of the Flemish Social Democrat party, and also served as mayor of the city of Hasselt and as a

Germanwings crash: Co-pilot ‘accelerated descent’

DHAKA: Data from the second ‘black box’ flight recorder belonging to the Germanwings plane that crashed in the Alps suggests that the co-pilot deliberately accelerated its descent.The French investigators said Andreas Lubitz modified the automatic pilot system several times to

Muslim girl in Mumbai wins Gita contest

DHAKA: Twelve-year-old Maryam Siddiqui is a rank holder at the exams in school. But recently, the class VI student has aced a written competition based on the Bhagwad Gita. The Muslim girl has won the first position among over 3,000 participants at the 'Gita Champions League' contest,

Kenya university assault killed 147

DHAKA: The death toll in the attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147.Kenyan government officials say, reports the BBC.They added that the operation to secure the Garissa University College campus was now over, with all four attackers

Iran nuclear ‘framework’ deal agreed

DHAKA: An outline agreement on the future shape of Iran’s nuclear program has been reached after marathon talks with six major powers in Switzerland.The European Union and Iran announced the deal after eight days of negotiations in Lausanne.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini

‘Many hostages in Kenyan university attack’

DHAKA: Somali Al-Shabaab militants said they were still holding many hostages inside a Kenyan university campus, nearly two hours after Kenya interior minister Joseph Nkaissery said the siege was nearing its end.‘We still control the scene and have many hostages,’ Abdiasis Abu Musab,

70 Kenyan students killed in university attack

DHAKA: At least 70 Kenyan students were massacred on Thursday when Somalia’s Shebab Islamist group attacked a university, the interior minister said, in the deadliest attack since US embassy bombings in 1998.‘We are mopping up the area,’ Interior Minster Joseph Nkaiserry told

15 killed, 65 hurt in Kenya university attack

DHAKA: Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked a college campus in the town of Garissa in northeast Kenya, shooting indiscriminately in dormitories and killing at least 15 people and wounding 65 others, police said.Witnesses said explosions and heavy gunfire rocked Garissa University College early

Major sandstorm blots out Dubai sky

DHAKA: A major sandstorm has hit the United Arab Emirates, blotting out Dubai's famous skyline.High winds have whipped up desert sands, severely reducing visibility and causing residents to suffer breathing difficulties.The storm has led to flight diversions from Dubai's International

Yemen’s Houthis advance despite Saudi-led bombing

DHAKA: Houthi fighters and allies backed by tanks have advanced onto a key district in the main southern city of Aden, despite a week of air strikes by Saudi-led coalition forces.At least 19 people were killed in intense clashes between the rebels and local militia and residents loyal to

Gunmen attack Garissa University in Kenya

DHAKA: Masked gunmen have attacked a university in the town of Garissa in northern Kenya as ongoing gunfire could be heard from the university premises.Witnesses said explosion and heavy gunfire rocked Garissa University College early Thursday and ambulances were already at the

Thai military government replaces martial law

DHAKA: Thailand’s military government has announced it is lifting martial law, 10 months after it was imposed.It was introduced in May 2014, shortly before the army staged a coup, reports the BBC.Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced the move in a televised statement and has said

Russian trawler capsize kills at least 54

DHAKA: At least 54 sailors were so far confirmed dead as a Russian trawler has sunk off the Kamchatka peninsula of the country.Some 63 people have been rescued, many suffering from hypothermia, according to a maritime rescue centre in Russia’s Far East.The Dalniy Vostok freezer trawler

IS militants enter Damascus refugee camp

DHAKA: Islamic State (IS) militants have entered the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus, activists and Palestinian officials say.Clashes erupted between the militants and groups inside the camp, with IS seizing control of large parts of the camp, reports said, according to the