JERUSALEM, Oct 19, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Hamas vowed Friday not to release the hostages seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of…

Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike near Jabalia in the territory's north killed 33 people at a refugee camp overnight from Friday to Saturday. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal announced "33 deaths and dozens of wounded", while a medical source at the Al-Awda hospital told AFP that it had registered 22 dead and 70 wounded after the strike on the Tal al-Zaatar camp for Palestinian refugees.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to take legal action against officials of the Rural Electrification Board who were behind a threat to abstain from work and even shutdown…

Months after a student-led protest in Bangladesh snowballed into a full-blown anti-government movement and led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster, horrifying details have emerged about the…

Due to the steps taken by the government, the price of egg at the retail level dropped by Tk 25 to 30 per dozen at different markets in the capital. To make egg affordable to people,…

Some 4.17 crore people in Bangladesh are living in extreme poverty, with 6.5% of the population facing severely dire conditions, according to a latest report. The report, titled “Global…

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the interim government to take pragmatic steps as a priority to control the rising prices of essential goods to ease the financial…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus underwent a minor medical procedure to remove a skin lesion at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka, on Thursday. He resumed his duties this morning (Friday), the chief adviser's press wing said today. Prof Yunus will meet leaders of several political parties on Saturday as part of the ongoing dialogue with them.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that India is supporting crimes and pampering killers by providing refuge to Sheikh Hasina. “Our neighbouring…

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next national election could be arranged by the next year - 2025 - after completing the pre-election preparations including formation of a new…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) added Hasan Murad to the Test squad for the first match of the two-Test series against South Africa, starting on October 21. Hasan Murad, a left-arm…

The United States has filed charges against an Indian government employee it says was involved in a failed plot to kill an American citizen, who is a prominent advocate for Sikh…

The government is set to repatriate documented Bangladeshi nationals from Lebanon, with the first group of 50 expatriates scheduled to return home on October 20, Foreign Affairs Adviser…

Iran's mission to the United Nations said Thursday the killing of Yahya Sinwar would lead to the strengthening of "resistance" in the region, hours after Israel said it had killed…