Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
Agencies
1 September 2026 Middle East
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
Agencies
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

Little Bangladesh – Mapping Abu Dhabi exhibition opens in New York City

An exhibition about the day in the life of a spot in Abu Dhabi - a small square boasting a supermarket and a single tree opened in New York city.
22 September 2015

WATCH NOW: Students continue demo for medical admission retake

Students seeking retake of medical and dental college admission tests continue demonstration in Dhaka. They allege question paper leak into the exams that were held last Friday.
22 September 2015

Muslim pilgrims start hajj pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.
22 September 2015

More ISIS defectors speaking out: report

A growing number of "disillusioned" Islamic State fighters are defecting from the jihadist group and could be used by governments to
21 September 2015

New uncertainty looms over Abbas succession

With more than two decades of trying to secure an independent Palestinian state through negotiations at a hopeless dead end, the ageing
21 September 2015

Samples taken at Iran military site

Iran yesterday said it recently collected samples at a military site where illicit nuclear work is alleged to have occurred and handed them
21 September 2015

Arrestees snatched from cops

Criminals snatched four arrested drug addicts from law enforcers after injuring three policemen at Machpotti in Alangi Bazar area under
20 September 2015

53 militants killed in Afghanistan

At least 53 Taliban militants have been killed in military operations in 15 provinces of Afghanistan, the defence ministry said yesterday. "The Afghan Army
20 September 2015

Anger as Saudi gets key UN rights post

The United Nations is coming under fire for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role even though the Kingdom has “arguably the worst record in the world” on freedoms for women, minorities and dissidents.
20 September 2015

US-trained rebels enter Syria

Seventy-five Syrian rebels trained to fight jihadists under a beleaguered US programme have crossed from Turkey into northern Syria, a US-backed rebel faction and a monitoring group said yesterday.
20 September 2015

Two guards shown arrested

None of the robbers, who looted over Tk 21 lakh from a branch of Agrani Bank in Jessore early Friday, has been arrested, police said.
19 September 2015

Qaeda in Syria executes 56 regime troops

Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate and its Islamist allies have executed at least 56 regime troops at a military airport they recently seized in the
19 September 2015

15 killed as Saudi-led planes pound Sanaa

Air raids by Saudi-led coalition warplanes killed 15 people in Yemen's capital in one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in months,
19 September 2015

Sisi swears in new Egypt government

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in yesterday as he
19 September 2015

Turkish jets hit Kurdish camps in Iraq; 55 killed

At least 55 militants were killed when Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq overnight, security
19 September 2015

Transit fees for Indian goods not fair: BNP

BNP says transit or transhipment fee at Tk 580 per tonne for Indian goods carrying through Bangladesh is not acceptable.
19 September 2015

Syria crisis: 'Deadly air raids' against IS in Palmyra

Syrian government war planes have launched one of the heaviest bombardments yet on the city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State (IS) militants, activists say.
19 September 2015

ISIS attack on Tripoli airport kills three

Militants attacked Tripoli's airport yesterday and killed three security personnel, a Libyan official said, in an assault claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
18 September 2015

US, Russia militaries launch talks

The United States and Russia renewed high-level contacts between their militaries on Friday to discuss how to deal with the war in Syria. US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke by telephone, spokesmen from their ministries said.
18 September 2015

8 ‘robbers’ held in Dhaka

Law enforcers detain eight alleged robbers in Jatrabari of Dhaka last night.
18 September 2015