OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
15 August 2026
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Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle East
Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Middle East
Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
6 August 2026
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14 die in separate road crashes
At least 14 people die and 28 others receive injuries in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Sirajganj, Moulvibazar, Natore and Rangpur districts.
5 June 2015
Soccer Asia central to picking next FIFA chief
Once a soccer minnow, the Middle East has emerged as one of the sport's most powerful blocs during Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign at FIFA and is likely to have a big say in who will replace him.
4 June 2015
Fight may last 'generation': US
The Islamic State group is a "global threat" which will take a generation or more to defeat, Washington's envoy for the US-led coalition
3 June 2015
Libya blocks UN action on EU migrant plan
Libya's ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday that his government is refusing to give its consent for UN action aimed at
3 June 2015
Teachers, students suffer as school ground under stagnant water
The ground of Shibram Hossain Mohammad School and College in Sundarganj upazila under the district goes under water even after a
1 June 2015
ISIS advances in Syria against regime and rival rebels
The Islamic State group seized territory from both Syrian government forces and rival rebels over the weekend further expanding the caliphate it has proclaimed straddling Iraq and Syria.
1 June 2015
Hotline for info on trafficking victims
Migrant rights workers launch hotline numbers in Bangladesh and Malaysia to facilitate the passage of information of the rescued trafficking victims to the aggrieved families.
1 June 2015
Man to die for killing Barisal University girl
A Barisal court has handed down death penalty to a man convicted of killing a first year Barisal University student back in 2013.
1 June 2015
36th BCS for 2,180 posts (circular link inside)
Bangladesh Public Service Commission has issued a circular for the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination to fill in 2,180 posts.
31 May 2015
Report on rescuing trafficking victims: HC
The High Court directs the government to submit a report before it in four weeks on the steps taken for rescuing the Bangladeshi citizens stranded at sea and in the trafficking camps of Thailand and Malaysia.
31 May 2015
What is your perception of beauty? (video part-II)
In the recent #ChooseBeautiful campaign, Dove and The Daily Star asked some inspiring women of Bangladesh to share their opinion on the perception of beauty.
31 May 2015
Syria barrel bombs kill 71 civilians
Barrel bombs dropped from regime helicopters killed at least 71 civilians in Syria's Aleppo province yesterday, after forces loyal to
30 May 2015
Contractor hacked to death in Bogra
A sub-contractor of Bogra Palli Bidyut Samity was hacked to death at Shakpala area under Shajahanpur upazila in Bogra early yesterday.
30 May 2015
No military site inspections
Tehran rejected a key Western demand for site inspections yesterday as US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart
30 May 2015
SSC pass rate up in Madrasa, technical boards
SSC pass rates rise in madrasa and technical education boards, although the general education boards' pass rate declined by 4.3pc.
30 May 2015
Shamsul Hoque Khan School top in Dhaka
Shamsul Hoque Khan School and College of Demra has become the first among the top ten successful schools under Dhaka Board in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations results, Bangla daily Prothom Alo reports.
30 May 2015
Blasts at Baghdad hotels kill 9
The toll from car bombs that ripped through the car parks of two upscale Baghdad hotels has risen to at least nine killed and dozens
29 May 2015
Islamic State claims blast killing four at Saudi mosque
Islamic State claims responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday.
29 May 2015
JU teacher sacked for sexual abuse
Jahangirnagar University authority sacks one of its teachers over charges of sexually assaulting a female student.
29 May 2015
Outrageous gang-rape again
Amid countrywide outrage and concern over sexual abuse against women, a girl has been gang-raped in Gazipur’s Kaliganj.
29 May 2015