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Dozens detained in new pro-Gaza protests at UCLA

News —12 June, 2024 14:05

Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared…

Dozens detained in new pro-Gaza protests at UCLA

Peter Haas quits over US’s Bangladesh policy shift

Peter D Haas, the US ambassador to Dhaka, has resigned from…

Peter Haas quits over US’s Bangladesh policy shift
Inequality increases in Bangladesh amid rise of billionaires

Bangladesh’s rising disposable income is not unknown.…

Inequality increases in Bangladesh amid rise of billionaires

Over 2 million holidaymakers likely to leave Dhaka by waterways during Eid-ul-Azha

Over 2 million holidaymakers likely to leave Dhaka by waterways during Eid-ul-Azha

The number of passengers traveling via waterways from Dhaka during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holiday is likely to be higher compared of Eid-ul Fitr, resulting in potential overcrowding,…

‘In prison because of our parents’

‘In prison because of our parents’

He had had visitors just once before, years ago when he first arrived in prison at 14. Blindfolded and led into a room by a masked guard, he said he was made to sit on a plastic chair…

BB relaxes rules requiring approval for bankers to travel abroad

BB relaxes rules requiring approval for bankers to travel abroad

Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a directive on Tuesday said bankers will not need permission from central to go abroad for important official work including business contracts. In this regard,…

Oman assures of legalizing 96,000 illegal Bangladesh expats

Oman assures of legalizing 96,000 illegal Bangladesh expats

The Oman government has assured Bangladesh of legalizing 96,000 illegal Bangladeshi workers. State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare, Overseas and Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury…

Hunter Biden convicted on all counts in gun case

Hunter Biden convicted on all counts in gun case

A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President…

Myanmar Junta accused of using civilians as 'human shields' in Sittwe

Myanmar Junta accused of using civilians as 'human shields' in Sittwe

The Myanmar Army is reportedly using ordinary citizens as human shields in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, as the Arakan Army (AA) advances towards seizing control of the town,…

Cut off from the West, Putin says nearly 40% of Russian trade now conducted in rubles

Cut off from the West, Putin says nearly 40% of Russian trade now conducted in rubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that nearly 40% of the country’s trade turnover is now in rubles as the share conducted in dollars, euros and other “non-friendly”…

Ukraine 'hits missile launch sites in Russia'

Ukraine 'hits missile launch sites in Russia'

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has said that the situation there has been "calmer" since Russian missile launchers shelling it were hit by Ukrainian fire. Ihor Terekhov's…

Hamas accepts UN-backed ceasefire resolution

Hamas accepts UN-backed ceasefire resolution

Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire resolution adopted by the UN Security Council, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells the Reuters news agency. Conversations on plans for Gaza after…

Blinken says fate of ceasefire plan down to Hamas

Blinken says fate of ceasefire plan down to Hamas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that if a ceasefire plan backed by the US and UN does not progress, Hamas will be to blame. Mr Blinken reiterated his call for Hamas to…

Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest

Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest

The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi's vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country…

North China bakes under searing heatwave

North China bakes under searing heatwave

An extreme heat warning was in place inBeijing on Tuesday as temperatures soared across northern China, after aswathe of the northern hemisphere baked under record highs. China is…

Four US college instructors injured in ‘brutal’ China stabbing attack

Four US college instructors injured in ‘brutal’ China stabbing attack

Four US college instructors teaching in China have been stabbed while visiting a busy public park, in a rare case of violent crime against foreigners in the powerful…

Malawi VP's plane may have crashed in forest

Malawi VP's plane may have crashed in forest

A plane carrying Malawi's vice-president may have crashed in a forest in the north of the country, a senior military official has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within…