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Top leaders investigated on charges of genocide in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has started an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine others on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity that took place from July 15 to August 5 during…
Israeli airstrike kills 4-day-old twins and mother in Gaza while father went to register their birth
The father received a call from his neighbours, who told him that the house where his family had taken shelter had been reduced to rubble by an Israeli airstrike.
Thailand court removes PM Thavisin from office over ethics violation
The court ruling dismisses not only Srettha Thavisin but also his whole cabinet, and parliament will now have to meet to choose a new prime minister.
Taliban celebrate three years since takeover of Afghanistan
Helicopters had carried senior Taliban officials to the event at Afghanistan's biggest air base, which served as the linchpin of US-led operations in the country for two decades.
Condolences to the dead; want justice from the countrymen: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: In the first-ever response after her government was overthrown by violent protests across the country, former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina appealed for "justice from the countrymen."
In an emotional statement…
Bangladesh scraps August 15 holiday for Bangabandhu
NEW DELHI: A draft has been prepared by the interim government in Bangladesh to scrap August 15th as a national holiday. Forty-nine years ago, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on this day, and it has since been observed as a holiday…
Woman paralysed after being shot by police over hijab
Tehran: A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country's strict hijab rules, BBC has reported quoting sources.
"She is paralysed from the waist down, and doctors have…
Pakistan court rejects bail plea of ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has rejected the bail application of Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in 12 cases related to the May 9 violence of last year, which erupted when the Pakistan…
‘Welcome to hell’: What happens to Palestinians in Israeli prisons
In a report by Israeli rights group B’Tselem, a Palestinian prisoner who was lodged in the Megiddo prison is quoted as saying: "When we got off the bus, a soldier said to us: 'Welcome to hell.'"
Pakistan’s former ISI chief Faiz Hameed taken into military custody: Army
Lt Gen (retd.) Hameed was considered extremely powerful when he headed the spy agency from 2019 to 2021. He was appointed when the then ISI chief and current Army chief Lt Gen Asim Munir was prematurely removed from the post reportedly…
Resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to Hasina are legal: Muhammad Yunus
Yunus said a key priority of the interim government is to restore the independence of the judiciary.
Palestinian president to visit Russia
The two leaders would discuss events about the Gaza-Israel war. They will also talk about Russia's role in the war against Ukraine and what can be done to maintain peace.
Hasina blames US for Bangladesh crisis, leaked statement reveals
Police forces in Bangladesh have refused to work as they have been butchered in the violence even when they surrendered.
Israel genociding Palestinians one neighbourhood at a time: UN rapporteur
Israel on Saturday bombed a school in the Gaza city which housed about 250 Palestinians, mostly women and children displaced from other parts of the war-torn region. The attack killed around 100 people, mostly children, according to Gaza…
Bangladesh Chief Justice resigns after protesters issue one-hour ultimatum
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan was appointed to helm the Supreme Court last year and is seen as a loyalist to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Gazans flee destroyed Khan Yunis as new Israel operation begins
Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories): Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to empty streets on Friday as Palestinian residents tried to escape a new Israeli military operation in Gaza's main southern area.…
Bangladesh protests echo other historic youth-led uprisings globally
Dhaka — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign.
The demonstrations began peacefully last month and were…
Disbanded Thai opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
BANGKOK: Thailand's main opposition party relaunched on Friday with a new name and leader, after its old version won the popular vote in last year’s elections but was forced by a court to disband this week.
The new party will be led by…
Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
DHAKA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn into office Thursday, vowing to lead Bangladesh back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.
Yunus, who earlier on Thursday had hailed…
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages.
More than 1,500 homes have…
