Roadmap in works for new nations to join Makkah pact
1 September 2026
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MECCA DEFENCE PACT / Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
31 August 2026
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Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
31 August 2026
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Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
29 August 2026
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New US threats: Iran warns of ‘crushing’ response
22 August 2026
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Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
18 August 2026
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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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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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Ceasefire takes hold in Yemen
Aid agencies began delivering help to desperate civilians yesterday as a temporary ceasefire took hold in Yemen after nearly seven weeks of Saudi-led air strikes against Iran-backed rebels.
13 May 2015
ISIS deputy leader 'killed in air strike'
The second-in-command of Islamic State (ISIS) has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in northern Iraq, the Iraqi ministry of defence said yesterday.
13 May 2015
Earthquake causes cracks in schoolhouse
The students of Kola High School in Kaliganj upazila under the district are attending classes under the trees on the adjacent ground as
13 May 2015
AL leader hacked to death
An Awami League leader was hacked to death in Ichhapur area under Patnitala upazila of Naogaon district early yesterday.
12 May 2015
Next 50-60 years to see frequent quakes: Expert
Frequent tremors may jolt Bangladesh and this regional part for the next 50-60 years, according to prediction of an earthquake expert.
12 May 2015
UN tells horror-tale of ISIS sex slaves
An Isis terrorist group forced a sex slave to undergo surgery to restore her virginity every time she was married to 20 fighters, a United
10 May 2015
Rebels accept US-backed ceasefire plan
Efforts for a ceasefire in Yemen after more than six weeks of Saudi-led air strikes gathered pace yesterday with rebels saying they
10 May 2015
Etihad flight diverted over security alert
An Etihad Airways flight travelling from Cairo to Abu Dhabi was diverted yesterday to a military base in the United Arab Emirates due to a
10 May 2015
Yemen inches towards ceasefire
Rebels in Yemen say they will respond "positively" to a ceasefire offer by the Saudi-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against them.
10 May 2015
Child born in toilet: 3 factory officials summoned
A day after a woman gave birth to a baby in a toilet of a factory as she was not granted leave, the High Court summons three officials of a footwear factory in Gazipur asking them to appear before it on May 24
10 May 2015
Three women return from Indian jail
Three Bangladeshi women returned home on Friday night after serving two years in an Indian jail.
9 May 2015
Shebab militants kill Somali lawmaker
Islamic militants have claimed responsibility for the assassination of a member of parliament on Friday in the semi-autonomous northern
9 May 2015
Mubarak, sons get 3 years jail for graft
An Egyptian court sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in prison yesterday after a retrial for
9 May 2015
36 killed, 40 escapes in Iraq jail break
Six guards and 30 detainees were killed in a prison break north of the Iraqi capital during which 40 inmates escaped, an interior ministry
9 May 2015
Mubarak jailed in corruption retrial
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after retrial.
9 May 2015
Low paddy price irks Sherpur farmers
Paddy farmers in the district have started harvesting the Boro crop, but its price remains very low at the growers' level.
7 May 2015
Student hacked to death
A college boy was hacked to death by criminals at Bherakhali village in Harinakundo upazila early yesterday.
7 May 2015
Saudi Arabia proposes 5-day Yemen ceasefire
Saudi Arabia yesterday proposed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen to allow aid deliveries, and the United States called on Iran-backed Huthi rebels to accept the offer.
7 May 2015
Yemen asks UN to back ground force
Yemen urges the UN to authorise use of foreign ground forces to drive back Houthi rebels, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz.
7 May 2015
Hezbollah vows to attack al-Nusra rebels 'inside Syria'
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his Lebanese Shia group will launch an attack inside Syria on Sunni militants fighting for the al-Nusra Front.
6 May 2015