Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
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Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
Reuters, Cairo
31 August 2026 Middle East
Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
AFP, Gaza City
29 August 2026 Middle East
New US threats: Iran warns of ‘crushing’ response
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22 August 2026 Middle East
Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
AFP, Bandar Abbas
18 August 2026 Middle East
Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
AFP, Damascus
10 August 2026 Middle East

Israel 'using excessive force'

Israeli forces have been using "disproportionate violence" against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
22 October 2015

S Arabia risks going broke in 5 yrs: IMF

Saudi Arabia risks running out of financial assets in less than five years amid a drop in oil prices, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
22 October 2015

Fine for illegal parking to go up: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the fine for illegal parking and over speeding will be raised.
22 October 2015

Hajj stampede death toll tops 2,100: Foreign figures (video)

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
22 October 2015

Two drug addicts jailed

A mobile court yesterday jailed two drug addicts for six months each for creating disturbance in a Puja Mandhop area under Dhunat
21 October 2015

Saudi prince avoids sex assault charges in US

Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not press charges against a Saudi prince accused of sexual assault. Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 28,
20 October 2015

UN chief warns of 'abyss' as violence rages on

UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday warned Israelis and Palestinians they were at a "dangerous abyss" and must act quickly to calm nearly three weeks of unrest before it spirals further out of control.
20 October 2015

886 bullets recovered in Rajbari

Police recover huge bullets, 11 bullet chargers and 4 magazines from Udoypur village of Rajbari Sadar upazila.
20 October 2015

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,177

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.
20 October 2015

Woman, baby burnt alive in Jhenidah

A woman and her 15-month-old daughter are burnt alive allegedly by her elder daughter’s husband for dowry in Jhenaidah.
20 October 2015

Rebels get more weapons for battle

Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of US-made anti-tank missiles from states that oppose President Bashar al-Assad since a major government offensive began there on Friday.
19 October 2015

Int'l presence not needed at Jerusalem

US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that a proposed international presence at the Jerusalem holy site at the center of escalating Israeli, Palestinian tension and violence is not needed.
19 October 2015

Improve mobile phone services by Dec: Tarana

State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halimtoday gives two months to the mobile phone operators for improving their service quality and bringingdown call drops to a minimum level.
19 October 2015

Syria conflict: Air strikes 'kill 40 IS militants'

40 militants with the so-called Islamic State are killed in air strikes in Syria, a British-based monitoring group reports.
19 October 2015

Gunman kills Israeli soldier as diplomats seek calm

In the latest unrest, an Israeli soldier is killed in a shooting at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba, the first such attack after a day in which violence seemed to somewhat ebb.
19 October 2015

Stalkers stab schoolgirl in Kishoreganj, one arrested

A schoolgirl was stabbed by stalkers in Kishreganj Sadar upazila yesterday morning.
18 October 2015

West prepares to end sanctions as Iran deal adopted

The United States and Europe begin preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy as a historic nuclear deal came into effect.
18 October 2015

Abducted schoolgirl rescued

A schoolgirl, abducted from Parla village in Sadar upazila two days ago, was rescued from a house at the village on Friday night. Munsi
17 October 2015

BCL, PCP clash leaves eight injured in Rangamati town

At least eight people were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP) at
17 October 2015

Palestinians torch Jewish shrine amid 'revolution' calls

Palestinians torched a site revered by Jews in the West Bank overnight, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Friday.
16 October 2015