Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter reportedly attacked the boat they were travelling in. Coastguard Mohamed al-Alay said the refugees, carrying official UN refugee agency (UNHCR) documents, were travelling from…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh must have the preparation to give a befitting reply if it is attacked by anyone although it is a peace-loving nation. “We never want to get engaged in any war with anyone,…
Dhaka, Mar 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government has already taken various short- and long-term plans to build Bangladesh Navy as a three-dimensional force by 2030.
By Nicholas Blanford / The Arab Weekly Both parties know that the scale of a new war will dwarf the 2006 conflict, a reality that has helped ensure a mutual deterrence. The renewed focus on Iran by the Trump administration…
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a drive recovered huge grenades, bombs and bomb-making materials from a ‘militant den’ at Gobhania in Mirsarai upazila early Wednesday. Acting on the confessional statements…
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that in exchange, the US and South Korea could halt annual joint military drills, which consistently…
A US Navy ship was forced to change course when fast-moving Iranian vessels approached it in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say. The USNS Invincible changed direction when the other vessels came within 600 yards (550m) before stopping. Three…
The US military says it has begun deploying a controversial missile defence system in South Korea. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea. The move to begin installing the system comes…
Seven members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured as a truck carrying them overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Raipur Nathbari area of Daudkandi upazila on Saturday morning. The injured–Saidur, 43, Imran,34, Jakir Hossain, 42, Anwar Hossain, 23, Abu Sayed,…
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, the deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said “blatant aggression” by Russia could triggered a call to arms across NATO. Vladimir Putin’s alleged manipulation of the US Election and accusations he is plotting to interfere with upcoming…
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the suspected arms supplier of the Gulshan café attack from the city’s Banani area on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as ‘Boro Mizan’, 60, the…
Today (Feb 25) is the 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital that left 74 people, including 57 army officers, killed in 2009. To mark the day, special prayers were offered at the mosque…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital will be observed on Saturday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this…
President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal, in his first comments on the issue since taking office. Mr Trump said it would be “wonderful” if no nation had nuclear arms, but otherwise…
Dhaka – President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to expand its nuclear arsenal, in his first comments on the issue since taking office, reports the BBC. Mr Trump said it would be “wonderful” if no nation…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the idea to send a Russian aircraft carrier group to Syria was his own, adding that Russia does not intend to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs, but wants to deal with the terrorists.…
According to Newsweek, the jets came close to allied airspace on February 14 and 16 and only the bomber had its transponder on. A submitted flight plan was only recorded for one of the three planes in the second flight,…
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has renewed its concern about the firing and killing of Bangladeshi nationals along borders with neighbouring India. The issues were raised at the 44th Border Conference between BGB and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) held at…
Officials in Pakistan say they have killed at least 39 suspected militants in a sweeping security crackdown a day after a massive bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 88 people and injured hundreds more at a crowded shrine. Overnight raids…
Pakistan, Feb 17 (AP/UNB)- An Islamic State suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years.
(CNN)North Korea says it has successfully completed the launch of a new ballistic missile, according to state media. The Pukguksong-2, previously unpublicized part of its arsenal which North Korean state media described as a medium long-range ballistic missile, was test…
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says, in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Noting that terrorism and militancy have now emerged as a new global crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the Armed Forces, to extend more cooperation so that no such incident could take place which could deter…
Cox’s Bazar, Feb 6 – A Bangladeshi fisherman was shot dead and another injured as Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) opened fire on them while they were fishing in the Bay of Bengal near Teknaf upazila early Monday.
The notion that Russia can persuade Pyongyang to stop its nuclear program is a misreading of reality source:NK News
Militants on Friday blew up a school in the city of Rafah in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.”Terrorists remotely detonated a bomb planted in a school in Rafah’s Al-Rasm neighborhood,”…
Beijing, Feb 4 (AP/UNB)- China says the U.S. is putting regional stability in East Asia at risk following remarks by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that an island group China claims falls under the U.S.-Japan mutual defense treaty.
Around 40 Turkish soldiers stationed in NATO military bases have sought political asylum in Germany, according to German print media and the German public TV channel ARD on Saturday. Some of these Turkish armed forces members are officers, which according…
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Thursday asked the field-level police officers to take strict measures to prevent militancy and the spread of illegal drugs, saying Bangladesh Police has taken a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against…
China issued a warning to the incoming Trump administration through its state-run media Friday that the U.S. risks a “large-scale war” if it follows through on Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson’s suggestion that the U.S. should block China’s access…