DHAKA: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia has been acquitted in five separate cases, including one filed over allegations of celebrating a “fake birthday” and another for supporting war criminals, a media report said on Tuesday. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque’s court issued acquittal orders in four cases whereas Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate […]
TEL AVIV: Hamas continues to hold 101 hostages in Gaza including women, children, and the elderly, said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, in a statement on Sunday regarding the recovery of the bodies of six hostages. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that the bodies […]
MOSCOW: The Russian air defence has intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions over the past night, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. UAVs were shot down over more than a dozen Russian regions, according to a statement issued by the Ministry on Sunday morning. Nine of the downed drones targeted […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government is eager to resume discussions with India on the Teesta water-sharing treaty, according to Syeda Rizwana Hasan, an adviser on water resources. Hasan emphasized the importance of adhering to international principles for water distribution between upper-riparian (India) and lower-riparian (Bangladesh) countries. In a recent interview, Hasan expressed optimism about resolving the […]
GENEVA: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has accused the Israeli government of “buying ads on Google to block users from giving donations” to the agency. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on X that Israel’s attempts to defame the agency both harm its reputation and put the lives of its staff […]
DHAKA: In a dimly lit room in Dhaka, Baby Akhtar clutches a faded photograph of her husband Tarikul Islam Tara, who vanished twelve years ago after allegedly being taken by Bangladesh’s security agencies, a personal tragedy reflecting the broader nightmare of enforced disappearances that has haunted Bangladesh for over the last 15 years. “I have […]
GENEVA: UNICEF, in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi, and the World Health Organization (WHO), has issued an urgent request to secure mpox vaccines for countries severely affected by the outbreak. This move aims to quickly supply vaccines to areas in critical need. The emergency tender involves setting up agreements with vaccine manufacturers, allowing UNICEF to […]