Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

International

Clinton discussed Laden day before 9/11

DHAKA: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton said he "could have killed" Osama bin Laden in remarks to an audience in Australia the day before al-Qaeda's 2001 attacks on the United States, according to an audio tape that emerged this week. Clinton and officials from his administration have

Australians abandon Down's surrogate

DHAKA: A campaign for a baby with Down's Syndrome left with his surrogate Thai mother by an Australian couple has raised over $120,000 (£70,000). The six-month-old boy, named Gammy, also has a congenital heart condition and needs urgent medical treatment. Pattaramon Chanbua was left to

Hamas denies holding Israeli soldier

DHAKA: Hamas says it does not know the whereabouts of an Israeli soldier it had been accused of capturing in Gaza. The Islamist group's military wing says it lost contact with some fighters in the area and that they and Hadar Goldin, 23, may have been killed. His supposed capture and

Israel declares truce over, kills 50 in Gaza

DHAKA: Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday and killed more than 50 Palestinians in renewed shelling, saying militants had breached the truce shortly after it began and apparently captured an Israeli soldier. The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

Gaza fighting resumes despite truce

DHAKA: Twenty-five people have been killed just hours into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, medics say, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour pause in fighting. There was an immediate lull in fighting as the truce began at 8am local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday. However, less than three

Woman gang-raped on way to Ajmer

DHAKA: A 22-year-old Indian woman allegedly gang-raped after being abducted by four persons when she was going to the famous shrine Ajmer Sharif, a First Information Report (FIR) says on Friday. Two suspects have been arrested in this connection, the police said, reports the NDTV. The

Shaky ceasefire begins in Gaza Strip

DHAKA: Five people have been killed just hours into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour pause in fighting. There was an immediate lull in fighting as the truce began at 8am local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday. However, less than three hours later,

Gaza kid dresses like journalist 'to survive'

DHAKA: One of the most incredible pictures to come out of the savagery in Gaza was posted on Twitter on Thursday. Taken by Swedish Radio correspondent Johan-Matthias Sommarström, the image shows a small Palestinian boy who had dressed himself as a journalist with a "home made flak

'Up to 80 bodies' still at MH17 site

DHAKA: It's a staggering figure, two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky. As many as 80 bodies could still be lying in the fields of eastern Ukraine where the passenger jet crashed, Australia's foreign minister told CNN on Thursday. "But we won't know until

India mudslide death toll hits 51

DHAKA: Heavy rains hampered efforts Friday by hundreds of rescue workers digging through heavy mud and debris, as the death toll from a landslide that engulfed an entire village in western India rose to 51. Rescuers are still looking for about 100 people missing and feared dead, after

India mudslide death toll hits 51

DHAKA: Heavy rains hampered efforts Friday by hundreds of rescue workers digging through heavy mud and debris, as the death toll from a landslide that engulfed an entire village in western India rose to 51. Rescuers are still looking for about 100 people missing and feared dead, after

Illegal Gaza blockade must be lifted: UN

DHAKA: The UN's top rights and refugee officials have condemned Israel's bombardment of Gaza and warned of a major humanitarian crisis, with almost half of Palestinians now refugees in their own territory. Navi Pillay, the UN human rights commissioner, on Thursday said that Israel had

Gas explosions kill 22, hurt 270 in Taiwan

DHAKA: The death toll is rising in Taiwan in a series of explosions triggered by underground gas leaks in the southern city of Kaohsiung, according to state-run news agency CNA. At least 22 people were killed and another 270 injured when the powerful blasts ripped through the city's

India cancels Taslima's resident permit

DHAKA: Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in exile for several years after clerics in her country issued a fatwa against her, it seems has now been cold shouldered by the Indian government after getting the royal ignore from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The Bangladeshi

Hamas, Israel agree 72-hr truce

DHAKA: UN and US say Israel and Hamas have agreed humanitarian truce to begin on Friday morning and to hold talks in Cairo. The UN and the US have announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire to begin on Friday morning. In a joint

Israel calls up 16,000 reservists New

DHAKA: Israel is calling up 16,000 extra reservists to bolster its military as the conflict in Gaza continues. The deployment brings the total called up by Israel to 86,000. Officials told Israeli media the call-up gave the military "room to breathe". The move comes as Israel pledged to

India landslide toll rises to 25

DHAKA:  At least 25 people have been killed and nearly 200 are feared buried after a landslide hit a village, nearly 120 kilometres from Pune in Maharashtra. Rescue workers anticipate that the number of dead will rise, reports NDTV. Here are the latest developments: The landslide took

'Limit civilian casualties' in Gaza

DHAKA: An airstrike hits an open air market. An explosion rocks a school-turned-shelter. A booby-trapped tunnel explodes. These were among the scenes in Gaza in a more-than-three-week-old conflict that has left more than 1,300 people dead and even more wounded. The violence between

US supplies Israel with bombs amid Gaza blitz

DHAKA: The United States has allowed Israel, waging an offensive in the Gaza Strip, to tap a local US arms stockpile in the past week to resupply it with grenades and mortar rounds, Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon's press secretary, has said. The munitions were located inside

Attack on UN school in Gaza kills 19

DHAKA: The attack on Abu Hussein School, a UN facility based school in Gaza’s Jebaliya refugee camp, left 19 killed and 126 others injured. The UN Relief and Works Agency spokesman Gaza Adnan Abu Hasna confirmed the matter, reports CNN.Abu Hasna attributed the high number of