The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 21 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, while they were attempting to illegally cross into India through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah on...
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In US, immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis yesterday, sparking protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this...
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US envoys meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, urge to move into Gaza ceasefire’s second phase.
US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, urging his government to move...
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Representatives from Russia, Ukraine & US hold first round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
Representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United States held talks at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday in the first round of trilateral negotiations on resolving...
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Bangladesh textile millers warn of indefinite spinning mill shutdown over duty-free yarn imports.
In Bangladesh, local textile millers have warned of an indefinite shutdown of spinning units from the 1st of next month if the government does not withdraw the duty-free import...
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US Police arrest several clergy protesting against US President Trump’s increased immigration enforcement.
In the United States, Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s increased immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport yesterday. It comes as thousands of people braved...
In Indonesia, seven people were killed, and 82 others were reported missing following a landslide in West Java province, amid reports of heavy rainfall. The National Disaster Management Agency...
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US Senator Mark R. Warner writes to Secretary Marco Rubio, expressing concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan.
United States Senator Mark R. Warner wrote to the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, expressing concern over ongoing alleged human rights violations in Pakistan. In his letter, Senator...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary describes Jamaat-e-Islami as threat to Bangladesh’s national security.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul has described Jamaat-e-Islami as a threat to Bangladesh’s national security, citing the party’s opposition to the 1971 Liberation War. Speaking at...
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India Accelerator will focus on addressing barriers to equitable skilling. World Economic Forum.
The World Economic Forum has said that the launch of a new Skills Accelerator in India has strengthened a global network of 45 national accelerators that have collectively supported...