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Many pilgrims begin final rituals before returning home
News —19 June, 2024 00:26
MINA: Hundreds of thousands of this year’s total of more than 1.8 million Hajj pilgrims began performing the final rituals of their pilgrimage early…
US wants to avert ‘greater war’ between Israel and Hezbollah: Biden envoy
The United States is working to prevent “a greater war”…
Biden to give legal status to 500,000 undocumented spouses
President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would…
Opposition appeals to SEBI, alleging PM Modi, Amit Shah manipulated stock markets
Leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc on Tuesday met officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) over the alleged manipulation of the stock market on Lok Sabha elections…
Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for royal defamation
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country's monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai…
Residents near Bangladesh border in Rakhine urged to evacuate amid AA offensive
The United League of Arakan has urged Maungdaw residents near the Bangladesh border in Rakhine State to leave the town as its armed wing, the Arakan Army (AA), seeks to seize remaining…
Eid-ul-Azha: over 1cr animals sacrificed this year
A total of 1,04,08,918 animals wete sacrificed across the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha this year. As many as 3, 67, 106 more animals were slaughtered this year compared…
Biden to give legal status to undocumented spouses
President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation, according to administration officials.…
Hasina to leave Dhaka for Delhi June 21
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Delhi on June 21 on a two-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. This will be the first bilateral…
Biden pushes Gaza ceasefire deal in Eid message
President Joe Biden used his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims to advocate a US-backed ceasefire deal in Gaza, saying Sunday it was the best way to help civilians suffering the "horrors…
Global reliance on nuclear weapons rising: SIPRI
The world’s nine nuclear-armed states have raised their reliance on nuclear weapons, a watchdog has said. A report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…
Israeli PM dissolves war cabinet after key departures
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny…
Greek guards threw migrants overboard to their deaths: Witnesses
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the…
No Eid festivities for Bhasan Char Rohingyas
Sebon Bahar’s fondest memories of Eid Al-Adha are the hug she would share with her mother to celebrate the occasion, an experience that has grown distant now that she is living…
Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat
Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, as noontime summer heat caused heatstroke among thousands wrapping…
Bangladesh celebrating Eid-ul-Azha
Bangladesh has begun celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, with fervor and devotion. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh…
ISPR release addresses situation around St Martin's, seeks to reassure citizens
An ISPR release has sought to quell speculation and calm nerves around the situation prevailing at the Bangladesh-Myanmar maritime boundary adjacent to St Martin's island. The ISPR,…