Sumud Flotilla detainees begin hunger strike in Israeli custody

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Activists detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla are in an indefinite hunger strike. The International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza confirmed the protest on Friday, accordin... Read More

'Pakistan must stop backing terror or risk erasure from map', says Indian Army chief

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- India's Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi has issued a sharp warning to Pakistan, accusing the country of fuelling terrorism and threatening its existence on the map unless it ends state... Read More

Army chief likely to visit India in October

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman is expected to attend a conference organised by India for troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions. The two-day co... Read More

Airports, paychecks, parks - how Shutdown may hit Americans?

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The United States government has entered a shutdown after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a budget deal, throwing public services and federal workers into uncertainty. The ... Read More

UK, US pledge $96 million in fresh aid for Rohingya

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a fresh aid commitment of $96 million for Rohingya Muslims and other minority communities in Myanmar. The announcement was mad... Read More

At UN, Yunus tables 7-point plan to tackle Rohingya crisis, pushes for repatriation roadmap

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has laid out a seven-point proposal before the international community to address the Rohingya crisis, reiterating that the only peaceful solution to the ... Read More

Chief Advisor Yunus leaves New York after 9-day visit

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has left New York for home, wrapping up his nine-day US tour. A commercial flight of Emirates airline carrying the chief advisor and his entourage depart... Read More

'Gas blast' causes partial collapse at New York City high-rise

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A public housing building in New York's South Bronx has partially collapsed in what authorities suspect to be a gas explosion, reports USA Today. The New York Fire Department said th... Read More

Six children die in India's Madhya Pradesh after suspected poisoning from cough syrup

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A tragedy has unfolded in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara District, where six children have tragically died of kidney failure within only 15 days. What initially seemed like a seasonal f... Read More

'Clear handwriting a fundamental right': Indian court asks doctors to end illegible prescriptions

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A high court in India has said legible medical prescriptions are a "fundamental right" for patients, underscoring the potential for misinterpretation to become a matter of life and de... Read More

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