Israel threatens to occupy Gaza if hostages are not released Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. He said that if the remaining hostages held by Hamas are not released, Gaza will be partially occupied. Hamas has threatened to send the hostages back in ‘coffins’ if Israel does not stop its attacks. The first phase of the ceasefire began on January 19 after 15 months of indiscriminate Israeli attacks on Gaza. Israel wants to extend the first phase of the ceasefire…
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Six tourists die in submarine sinking in Red Sea
Six tourists die in submarine sinking in Red Sea At least six people have died after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt in the Red Sea. All of them were Russian citizens. The accident occurred off the coast of the Egyptian tourist city of Hurghada on Thursday. Local government officials confirmed this information to Reuters. The Russian consulate in Hurghada said that the submarine was called the ‘Sindabad’. It was carrying 45 Russian tourists, excluding the crew. Four of them died in the accident. The Russian consulate…
Read MoreWhy are the South Korean wildfires so devastating?
Why are the South Korean wildfires so devastating? South Korea is burning in the worst wildfire in history. As of Thursday, the fire had burned 88,500 acres in the southeastern part of the country. This is about half the size of New York City in the United States. So far, 27 people have died in the fire. Thousands of people have fled the area. South Korean authorities and experts say that the fire was started by a man-made accident. However, there are several reasons behind the spread of the fire…
Read MoreACC files case against 14 apartments in New York in the name of late Awami League leader Nasim’s son
ACC files case against 14 apartments in New York in the name of late Awami League leader Nasim’s son The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found 14 apartments in the name of Tamal Mansur, son of late Awami League leader and former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, in New York City, USA. The ACC filed a case against Tamal on Thursday, alleging that he acquired illegal assets. The agency’s Director General, Akhtar Hossain, gave this information at the ACC’s head office in Segunbagicha in the capital. The ACC says that the market…
Read MoreRobbery assault on police in Dhanmondi, 6 arrested
Robbery assault on police in Dhanmondi, 6 arrested A brutal robbery took place in a six-storey building in the alley of Viqarunnisa School on Dhanmondi Road 8 in the capital on Wednesday morning. A group of people identified as RAB beat up and tied up security personnel and entered the building’s jewelry shop and several businesses, looting about 3.6 million taka and gold ornaments. At one stage, they also attacked the police. Police arrested four people from the scene. They are Farhad Bin Mosharraf (33), Yasin Hasan (22), Mobasher Ahmed…
Read MoreBangladesh Trade Union Federation demands payment of outstanding wages and Eid bonus to workers
Bangladesh Trade Union Federation demands payment of outstanding wages and Eid bonus to workers The government gave Tk 1.5 lakh crore to factory owners as incentives during the Corona pandemic, but the workers did not get it. The Bangladesh Trade Union Federation (TUF) has demanded to know where and how the money of this incentive was spent. They have demanded immediate payment of the workers’ arrears of wages, current month’s wages and Eid bonus. TUF President Faizul Hakim and General Secretary Amir Abbas made this demand in a statement on…
Read MoreTwo BNP factions clash over Iftar distribution, 6 injured
Two BNP factions clash over Iftar distribution, 6 injured Six people were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP in Chittagong city over iftar distribution. The incident took place in the Mistripara area of Doublemooring police station on Thursday afternoon. The injured are Khurshid Alam, Md. Rakib, Md. Murad, Md. Sohel, Hasan Murad and Md. Jalal. Among them, Khurshid and Rakib are followers of former human rights secretary of Chittagong city BNP Kamrul Islam Chowdhury. The others are followers of Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain. Eyewitnesses to…
Read MorePTI to protest outside Adiala Jail demanding Imran’s release
PTI to protest outside Adiala Jail demanding Imran’s release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is incarcerated in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The PTI has announced a three-day protest outside the jail during Eid as the government has not given any concessions on his release. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and head of PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter Junaid Akbar said in a television interview that party workers will protest outside Adiala Jail on all three days of Eid-ul-Fitr. He also said that if the…
Read MoreUniversity students call for government’s downfall from the streets
University students call for government’s downfall from the streets Thousands of people in Turkey protested on Wednesday demanding the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The protests entered their eighth day. The Erdogan government has detained 1,500 people, including students, journalists and lawyers, who participated in the protests in recent days. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the protesters that there will be no place for those who create instability in the country. The United Nations and rights organizations have condemned the use of force and widespread arrests by the police…
Read MoreTrump administration under pressure over leaked ‘war plan’
Trump administration under pressure over leaked ‘war plan’ The Atlantic published details of a conversation on the messaging app Signal about a plan to attack Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday. The administration of President Donald Trump has come under pressure over the leak of group chat information. Opposition Democratic lawmakers have demanded the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Even before these details were released, a hearing on the issue has been underway in the Senate Intelligence Committee of the upper house of Congress since…
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