Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-graft campaign
AFP, Baghdad
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Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude
AFP, Burgenstock
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Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
AFP, Doha
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Jordan hangs six after 9-year death penalty pause
AFP, Amman
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
92% Israelis believe Iran won war: poll
AFP, Jerusalem
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East

8 ‘robbers’ held in Dhaka

Law enforcers detain eight alleged robbers in Jatrabari of Dhaka last night.
18 September 2015, 05:42 AM

Saudi diplomat accused of rape leaves India

A Saudi diplomat accused of raping two Nepali women hired to work as domestic help has left India under diplomatic immunity, the foreign ministry says.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Fire forces 1,000 pilgrims from Makkah hotel

About 1,000 Asian pilgrims were evacuated early yesterday from their hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, hit by a fire that injured two people, the civil defence agency said.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Netanyahu to visit White House on Nov 08

US President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on November 9 -- their first meeting after a deep row over
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

ISIS bombings kill 14 in Iraq capital

Bombings in the Iraqi capital claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 14 people and wounded 55 yesterday, security and medical officials said. The
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Tangail-4 by-polls Nov 10 instead of Oct 28: EC

The by-election to Tangail-4 constituency will be held on November 10 instead of October 28.
17 September 2015, 11:38 AM

Missing woman found dead

Police recovered the decomposed body of a woman, who went missing ten days ago, from a bush at Prodhanpara Shalmara village in Sadar
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Iranian women fined $260 for 'bad hijabs'

A Tehran court has fined two women $260 for violating the Islamic dress code by not wearing their mandatory hijabs (headscarves) properly in the street, a
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Victims to get 1m Riyals in compensation

Saudi King Salman has ordered one million Riyals (($267,000) compensation for those who were injured with permanent disability and half a million for other
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Australia makes first air strike in Syria

Australian warplanes have carried out their first air strike against Islamic State group in Syria, destroying an armoured personnel carrier, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said yesterday.
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM

SC clears way for graft trials of ex-MPs Harun, Shahidul

The Supreme Court clears the way for the lower court to resume trial proceedings against former lawmakers Harun-or-Rashid and Mufti Shahidul Islam in separate corruption cases.
16 September 2015, 14:10 PM

Kid drowns in pond

A one-year-old boy drowned in a pond at Mostafapur village in Dupchanchia upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased is Mostakin,
15 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Section 144 imposed in Pabna college

The local administration today imposed Section 144 at Dashuria Degree College in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna in a bid to avoid possible clashes between two factions of BNP ahead of its council.
15 September 2015, 12:39 PM

Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound for third day (video)

Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for a third straight day on Tuesday.
15 September 2015, 07:34 AM

College girl raped, 2 arrested

A college girl was raped by her classmate at eco park, near Bangabandhu Bridge in Sirajganj yesterday.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Five Saudi troops die on Yemen border

Five Saudi soldiers have died on the border with Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition said late on Sunday as forces inside Yemen began a major offensive against
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Twin suicide bomb blasts kill 26 in Syria

At least 26 people including two children were killed yesterday in twin suicide car bomb attacks in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 13 civilians were killed in the two blasts, along with six members of the Kurdish security services and seven fighters from a pro-regime militia.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Assault on teacher by stalkers sparks protest

Teachers, students and employees of Shaheed Smriti High School in Sadar upazila of the district blocked Patuakhali-Barisal highway at
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Trafficker arrested

Members of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested an alleged human trafficker in Charsubuddi area under Raipura upazila of the district yesterday.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

'ISIS' attacks Pak- Afghan border post

Pakistan militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State yesterday said they had attacked a paramilitary checkpoint along the Afghan border, in the first
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM