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International Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as a neighbouring country, they will have concerns over the situation in Bangladesh. PM Modi at Red fort Independence day speech on Thursday hoped that the situation will normalize soon. “We hope minorities, Hindus will be safe. We will be part…

Staff Correspondent: After the White House, the US Department of State has also trashed reports that claimed the United States was involved in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. “That’s laughable,” Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters at a regular briefing in Washington on August 13. He said any…

Staff Correspondent: The government urgently needs to review the deal with India’s Adani Group, for the sake of the power sector in the current cash crunch. Most officials of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) strongly believe this, noting that the government needs to pay $100 million every month…

Staff Correspondent: An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.…

International Desk: The United States has said that the interim government, to be formed today, should respect democratic principles, rule of law, and the will of the Bangladeshi people. “And as you heard the Secretary (US Secretary of State Antony Blinken) said yesterday, any decisions that interim government makes should…

International Desk: The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region. The announcement was made Friday, a day after United States President Joe Biden said he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle…

International Desk: Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people…

International Desk: A passenger train derailed Tuesday in eastern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. Dozens of rescuers pulled the injured passengers from the derailed coaches and moved them to hospitals and government health centers for treatment, railway spokesperson Om Prakash Charan…

International Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday. The 40-year-old Kim, known for heavy…

International Desk: Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations…