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Israel had already been scaling back its military assault in northern Gaza and pressing its offensive in the territory’s south, where most of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians are being squeezed.

Roya Heshmati was arrested in April "for publishing a photo on social media without wearing a headscarf," her lawyer Maziar Tatai told the reformist Shargh daily.

PM Hasina is also expected to meet the press at 3 pm on Monday at Gono Bhaban. She will read out a speech and also address questions from journalists.

Voters during the polls complained since Sunday morning that the EC app was not operating properly. After a probe, it was found that there was a cyber attack from hackers from Ukraine and Germany.

Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who also worked as a video stringer for AFP and other news organisations, were killed while they were "on their way to carry out their duty" for the channel.

With a total of 849 registered transgender voters, the candidacy of Rani in the Rangpur-3 constituency is an embodiment of the country's evolving political landscape.

Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion happened in the western part of the city, in the Dashti Barchi area. Police launched an investigation, he said.

The eight persons arrested include Dhaka south city unit BNP joint convener Nabi Ullah Nabi and five activists of Jubo Dal, which is the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's youth wing.

The attack is the deadliest in Iran since 1978, when arson killed more than 370 people trapped in a cinema in Abadan, in the country's southwest, according to AFP archives.

Ahead of the elections, Hasina's government arrested tens of thousands of rival politicians and supporters, a move which rights groups have condemned as an attempt to paralyse the Opposition.

Wajima city has recorded the highest number of deaths with 69, followed by Suzu with 38. More than 500 people were injured, at least 27 of them seriously.

The Israel-Lebanon border has seen regular exchanges of fire, mainly between Israeli forces and Hamas ally Hezbollah, since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.

Fire service officer Rakjibul Hasan said at least four coaches caught fire on the Benapole Express, which was arriving in the capital Dhaka from the western city of Jessore.

The three shepherd children, between the ages of five and 15 years, were grazing goats in the fields in the Khajori area and were killed when one of them stepped on a landmine.

The top commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard linked the attack to the U.S. The gathered crowd shouted: "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!"

Currently over 10,000 PTI workers and leaders are languishing in jails in different parts of the country after May 9 events.

At least 10 Nepali nationals serving in the Russian Army have been confirmed killed so far while fighting Ukrainian forces.

Warships from China and the US conducted rival exercises in the sea this week amid heightened tensions involving US ally the Philippines.

In 2023, security and law enforcement agencies intensified anti-militant kinetic actions with 129 operational strikes, compared to 87 in 2022, resulting in 425 deaths and 51 injuries.

Armed conflict has raged in Myanmar's northern Shan state since October when an alliance of ethnic minority groups launched an offensive against the military junta.