Tuesday, 15 Jul, 2025

International

300 rape cases reported in Delhi last 2-month

DHAKA: Police has registered 300 FIRs of rape in the first two months of this year in Delhi, capital of India. This indicates that on an average, five rape cases are lodged every day in the city. Last year, the number of FIRs filed stood at 2,069, reports the Times of India.If

Nigeria Boko Haram pledge to IS

DHAKA: Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement.The message, which has not been verified, was posted on Boko Haram's Twitter account and is believed to be by the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau.Boko Haram began a

China detains feminists ahead of Women’s Day

DHAKA: At least four Chinese feminists have been detained ahead of International Women’s Day, a lawyer said Saturday, in what appears to be a move by Beijing to head off public protest linked to the holiday.Li Tingting, a young activist best known for staging demonstrations in

Ukraine rebels say heavy weapons pullback complete

DHAKA: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Saturday to have completed their withdrawal of heavy weapons, in line with a February ceasefire deal.‘Today is the last day of the weapons withdrawal,’ Edouard Bassourine, one of the rebel leaders told reporters in the town of

33 dead in Nigeria bomb attacks

DHAKA: Three bombings rocked separate targets in northeast Nigeria’s largest city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, witnesses and a local official told the media, in violence blamed on Boko Haram.The first attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber at the

Protests against lynching in India’s Nagaland

DHAKA: Truckers in Assam on Saturday stopped plying their vehicles from here to Dimapur and other parts of Nagaland in protest against the lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland’s commercial hub Dimapur on Thursday.At least 17 truckers' bodies in Assam said on Saturday that the

Top Al Qaida leader men killed in Syria

DHAKA: The military chief and several top commanders of the Al Qaida-affiliated Al Nusra Front have been reported killed in northwestern Syria, where the militia has been making major gains in recent months.Syrian state media, a monitoring group and a local activist reported that Abu

2 held over Nemtsov murder

DHAKA: Two men have been arrested over the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced, reports the BBC.Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev were detained on Saturday, FSB director Alexander Bortnikov said, speaking on

Pakistan arrests 45 Indian fishermen

DHAKA: Pakistani marine forces have arrested 45 Indian fishermen for violating territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.Police said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) detained the fishermen on Friday after they strayed into Pakistani waters,

Mali nightclub attack kills 5 in Bamako

DHAKA: Five people have been killed in a machine-gun and grenade attack on a nightclub in Mali’s capital Bamako. A BBC correspondent at the scene said a French national was shot dead at the bar. Two Malian men were killed as the gunmen fled the scene. A Belgian man died when a grenade

Iraqi army drives IS out key town

DHAKA: Iraqi forces have pushed Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi, the US military says. The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km (5 miles) from a base housing hundreds of US troops who are training Iraqi soldiers. Iraqi forces moved

Nawaz’s party wins big in Pakistan Senate elections

DHAKA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling PML-N has won 18 out of the 48 seats being contested for in the Senate elections marred by controversies and allegations of vote buying.According to unofficial results, PML-N got the lion’s share in the polls, winning 18 seats

Syria's al-Nusra Front commander 'killed in strike'

DHAKA: The military chief of Syria's al-Nusra Front militant group has been killed in an air strike, the group has said.The jihadist group said on social media that three other leaders were killed along with Abu Homam al-Shami.Syria's state-run news agency said the army had targeted Nusra

ISIL fighters bulldoze ancient Assyrian palace in Iraq

DHAKA: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have used a bulldozer to start destroying a 3,000-year-old Assyrian city near Mosul in Iraq.The archaeologists and other sources have told Al Jazeera.The demolition at Nimrud on Thursday comes less than a week after video was

Syria al-Nusra Front chief ‘killed in strike’

DHAKA: The military chief of Syria’s al-Nusra Front militant group has been killed in an air strike, the group has said.The jihadist group said on social media that three other leaders were killed along with Abu Homam al-Shami.Syria’s state-run news agency said the army had targeted

Boko Haram fighters kill dozens in Nigeria

DHAKA: Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 64 people in a village in Borno state in north-east Nigeria.The witnesses have said which reports the BBC.The gunmen who stormed Njaba targeted men and boys before setting the village on fire, survivors added.The raid happened

Thousands flee battle for Iraqi city

DHAKA: A military operation to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS) has caused about 28,000 people to flee their homes.Those displaced are headed towards the city of Samarra, the UN said, but many families are stranded at checkpoints.Aid convoys carrying relief

‘Fight extremism, but also injustices that fuel it’

DHAKA: In their battle against ‘terrorists’, countries around the world must root out the injustices that fuel extremism and are used as recruiting tools. The UN human rights chief said Thursday, reports The Straits Times. ‘The struggle to combat extremist violence must tackle the

Russia starts large-scale military exercises

DHAKA: Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday that large-scale military exercises had started in southern Russia and in disputed territories on Russia’s borders.The exercises involve over 2,000 anti-aircraft troops and 500 items of weaponry and will last until April 10, Interfax

Delhi rape victim’s father urges viewing of documentary

DHAKA: The father of a woman who died after a savage gang-rape in Delhi said Thursday he thought everyone should watch a documentary about the attack broadcast by the BBC but banned in India. The British broadcaster brought forward its screening of ‘India’s Daughter’ to Wednesday