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

UP chairman held with arms, ammo

Law enforcers arrested a union parishad (UP) chairman and seized arms, ammunition and illegal drugs from his possession at Niyogbari village in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj district on Friday.
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM

47 killed as rebels battle ISIS in Syria

A battle between Islamic State group jihadists and rebels for control of an opposition stronghold in northern Syria has killed at least 47
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Coalition suffers deadliest day in Yemen

The UAE bombarded Yemeni rebels with air strikes yesterday as it mourned 45 of its soldiers among dozens killed in the deadliest day yet
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Six extortionists held

Law enforcers arrested six youths while they were trying to extort Tk 1 lakh from a local contractor in Nilphamari Sadar upazila on Friday night.
5 September 2015, 18:00 PM

6 get Abul Mansur Ahmad Award in research

Five personalities have been accorded with the Abul Mansur Ahmad Award and another receives special honorary memorial for his research work on this eminent litterateur, journalist and politician of the sub-continent.
5 September 2015, 07:32 AM

Obama reassures Saudis on Iran deal

Saudi Arabia says it is happy with President Obama's assurances that the recent nuclear deal with Iran will not imperil the Gulf states.
5 September 2015, 05:16 AM

22 Emirati troops in Saudi-led coalition killed in Yemen

Twenty-two members of the United Arab Emirates' military were killed while taking part in Saudi-led operations in Yemen against Shiite rebels.
4 September 2015, 15:32 PM

Habiganj schoolgirl assaulter held after outrage

People from different walks of lives came down heavily on social media following the footage that showed a school-going girl being beaten by a boy in Habiganj Sadar.
4 September 2015, 09:24 AM

ISIS's unholy business of artefacts

So why is Isis blowing to pieces the greatest artefacts of ancient history in Syria and Iraq?
3 September 2015, 18:24 PM

13m deprived of education: UN

More than 13 million children are being denied an education by Middle East conflicts, the UN said yesterday, warning "the hopes of a generation" would be dashed if they cannot return to classrooms.
3 September 2015, 18:24 PM

No proof Yasser Arafat poisoned

French judges investigating claims that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was murdered have closed the case without bringing any charges, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
3 September 2015, 18:04 PM

Saudi carries out 130th execution this year

Saudi authorities put to death a convicted murderer yesterday, bringing to 130 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year, according to an AFP
3 September 2015, 18:01 PM

Dreams died with them

Surviving family members of Aylan Kurdi have revealed how the Syrian three-year-old came to be washed up dead on a beach in Turkey.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Outcry all around

Harrowing pictures of a drowned Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach have sparked global outrage over the human cost of the escalating refugee crisis as Europe stood accused of letting the Mediterranean become a "cemetery" for migrants.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Speaker declares Latif Siddique’s constituency vacant

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury declares Tangail-4 constituency vacant as sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique tendered his resignation.
3 September 2015, 15:43 PM

NCC bank official held for Tk 8.98cr embezzlement

An official of National Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank is arrested for misappropriating Tk 8.98 crore from the bank.
3 September 2015, 06:41 AM

Gunmen kidnap 18 Turks in Iraq capital

Gunmen kidnapped at least 18 Turkish employees of a company building a football stadium in Baghdad yesterday, officials said, but it was not immediately
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Come, live with us

More than 11,000 families in Iceland have offered to open their homes to Syrian refugees in a bid to raise the government's cap of just 50 asylum seekers a
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

3 held for ‘attacking custom officials, snatching’

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrest three persons for their alleged involvement with beating up three custom officials and snatching goods from Cargo village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on August 10.
2 September 2015, 07:09 AM

AL leader shot dead in Laxmipur

A local leader of Awami League was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Chandraganj area under Sadar upazila of the district
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM