April2025
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Israel defence minister says Gaza offensive expands, will seize ‘large areas’
Apr 2, 2025Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on Wednesday that the army would take “large areas” of the Palestinian territories as part of a significant military campaign in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Israel will increase its presence... -
Myanmar quake toll passes 2,700, nation halts to honour victims
Apr 2, 2025Emergency workers in Myanmar rescued a woman on Tuesday who had been trapped for more than 90 hours under the rubble of a building after a devastating earthquake that has killed at least 2,700 people. The... -
King Charles back to work after ‘minor bump’ in cancer treatment
Apr 2, 2025Following a brief hospital stay due to side effects from his cancer treatment last week, King Charles III made his first public appearance on Tuesday. After experiencing some transient symptoms, Charles, 76, on Thursday postponed all... -
17,000 MTs of U.S.-grown food aid arrives to support Rohingya
Apr 2, 2025Important food supplies for Rohingya people arrived in Chattogram this week in the amount of 17,000 metric tons. According to a press release from the US Embassy here today, the World Food Programme will distribute this... -
CA leaves for Bangkok tomorrow to join BIMSTEC Summit
Apr 2, 2025Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave here tomorrow for Bangkok to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief... -
King Charles back to work after ‘minor bump’ in cancer treatment
Apr 2, 2025Following a brief hospital stay due to side effects from his cancer treatment last week, King Charles III made his first public appearance on Tuesday. After experiencing some transient symptoms, Charles, 76, on Thursday postponed all... -
Israeli strike on Beirut kills three
Apr 2, 2025Following Israel’s announcement of its second strike on the capital of Lebanon in a precarious four-month truce, Lebanon reported that an Israeli strike on south Beirut killed at least three persons on Tuesday. The unexpected incident... -
Trump says Americans want him to run yet again
Apr 2, 2025The US constitution forbids him from running for reelection, but President Donald Trump stated Monday that the American people want him to do so. “People are asking me to run,” Trump told reporters in the Oval... -
18 dead in India firework factory blast: officials
Apr 2, 2025An unlicensed fireworks factory in western India exploded Tuesday, killing 18 people and injuring five more, according to officials. Rock and metal fragments flew far from the factory complex in the Gujarati town of Deesa as... -
Lebanon PM says Israeli strike ‘clear breach’ of ceasefire deal
Apr 2, 2025An Israeli strike on south Beirut on Tuesday, according to Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, was a “clear breach” of a truce that essentially put an end to over a year of fighting between Israel and...