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  • Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
  • In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and ​said it believed ‌China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on ⁠Iran.
  • Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
  • Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
  • Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.

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January 22, 2025

পাঠ্যবই ছাপতে বিলম্ব, ক্ষতির মুখে কোটি...

জানুয়ারি মাসের প্রায় তিন সপ্তাহ পার হলেও সোমবার পর্যন্ত সারা দেশে মাত্র ৩৭ শতাংশ বই পাঠাতে পেরেছে জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (এনসিটিবি)। প্রাক-প্রাথমিক থেকে দশম শ্রেণি পর্যন্ত প্রায় চার কোটি ৩৫ লাখ শিক্ষার্থীর জন্য ৪০ কোটি ১৫ লাখেরও বেশি বই ছাপতে হবে এনসিটিবিকে।

January 18, 2025

টিউলিপের বিরুদ্ধে যুক্তরাজ্যে অভিযোগের অধিকতর তদন্তের...

ক্ষমতাচ্যুত সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার ভাগ্নি ব্রিটিশ এমপি টিউলিপের বিরুদ্ধে যুক্তরাজ্যে অভিযোগের অধিকতর তদন্তের দাবি জোরালো হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশে সিদ্দিকের সম্পত্তি নিয়ে ব্রিটেনে অধিকতর তদন্তের দাবি ক্রমশ জোরালো হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশে।

Bangladesh Rewrites History,Leaves Millions of Schoolchildren...

A controversial decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to revise the content of some school textbooks has contributed to delays in distributing these curricular materials to millions of students at the start of the new scholastic year.

January 16, 2025

Proposed Bangladesh Reforms Drastically Curtail PM’s...

commission formed to propose measures to democratize the Bangladesh constitution after a mass uprising brought down the government last year has recommended drastically curtailing the prime  minister’s powers – and replacing “secularism” with “pluralism” as one of the guiding governance principles.

January 8, 2025

Families of Missing Bangladesh Pro-Democracy Protesters...

The Health and Family Welfare Ministry established a special cell on Oct. 27, 2024, to collect reports of missing persons linked to the mass protests. The cell reported it had not received complaints but expected to collect them from police.

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 28, 2024

Almost 65,000 Rohingya Have Entered Bangladesh...

Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, their home state in neighboring Myanmar, according to newly updated information from Bangladeshi officials.

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 18, 2024

Hospitals Overwhelmed in Vanuatu as Death...

Vanuatu on Wednesday took stock of damage from a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 14 people and collapsed buildings in the capital, as the first trickle of international assistance began arriving in the disaster-prone Pacific nation.

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