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  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
  • Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
  • The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
  • Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
  • Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
  • On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.

Tag: Bangladesh News

December 31, 2024

Bangladesh’s Baul Minstrels Allege Rise in...

Baul minstrels are alleging that “fundamentalist” Islamic threats against their performances have risen since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, but the country’s interim administration and police say such incidents are isolated.

December 27, 2024

Year in Pictures: Momentous Political Upheaval,Grim...

From a historic but deadly mass uprising to the landslide electoral victory of an ex-general accused of human rights abuses, BenarNews photographers captured moments from the frontlines of major news events in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia in 2024. 

December 20, 2024

10 Shocking Revelations from Bangladesh Commission’s...

Macabre killings, casual torture, misdirection and snooping were part of “the anatomy of enforced disappearances” linked to deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an inquiry commission said in its first report.

December 14, 2024

Bangladeshi Experts, Officials Call for Support...

Baharul Alam, the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP), said he was ready to sit down with members of the force and discuss their various issues, including the state of their mental health.

December 4, 2024

Bangladesh-India Relations Could Deteriorate Further, Analysts...

Disintegrating relations between Dhaka and New Delhi could grow even worse as India’s government mobilizes political support for ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to the neighboring country in August, and her deposed party, analysts warned.

November 27, 2024

Bangladesh Tense After Deadly Violence as...

Religious tension surged in Muslim-majority Bangladesh after a Hindu religious leader was denied bail, with a prosecutor hacked to death amid huge protests against the minority leader’s arrest and sharp words between Dhaka and New Delhi.

November 13, 2024

Rohingya Recount Horrors of Being Kidnapped,Forced...

About 740,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine and settled in Bangladesh refugee camps in the months that followed a brutal military crackdown in 2017. Both the insurgents and the junta have kidnapped and forced Rohingya into battle.

October 30, 2024

Are Religious Groups in Bangladesh Gaining...

Since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, religious parties in Bangladesh have active in national politics.VOA’s Sarah Zaman reports from the capital, Dhaka, on their impact.

October 29, 2024

In Post-Hasina Bangladesh,Awami League Faces Uncertain...

With its leaders in jail or fleeing from justice, the party that led Bangladesh to independence and ruled for 15 consecutive years faces an existential crisis after a student uprising toppled the autocratic prime minister in August, analysts say.

October 16, 2024

As Bangladesh Investigates Enforced Disappearances,There is...

In Bangladesh, an independent panel formed after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August is investigating enforced disappearances that occurred during her 15-year rule in office. Many people find hope in the five-member committee, but others are frustrated by the panel’s pace.

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