The inauguration ceremony of the newly installed GM 403M Air Defense Radar at Bogura Radar Unit of Bangladesh Air Force was held today. Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan graced the event as the chief guest and inaugurated the air defense radar, said an ISPR press release here. As part of the ongoing modernization and development of Bangladesh Air Force, new infrastructures and advanced equipment are continuously integrated to the force. In continuation of this effort, the newly installed air defense radar has now been formally included in the operational assets of…
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The High Court has released its full verdict in the much-discussed terrorist attack case at the posh cafe, Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, reducing the death sentences of seven militants to life imprisonment. The 229-page verdict has been published on the Supreme Court website. On October 30 last year, the High Court reduced the death sentences of seven militants to life imprisonment in the terrorist attack case at the Holey Artisan Bakery. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Shahidul Karim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman announced the verdict. The accused who were sentenced to life imprisonment are Jahangir Hossain…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a deal to end the fighting between Israel and Iran was possible, and that Israel’s strikes on Iran had led to a “consolidation” of Iranian society around its leadership. He added that he did “not even wish to discuss” the idea Israel might assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We see that today in Iran there is a consolidation of society around the country’s political leadership,” Putin told foreign journalists, including AFP, at a televised event. “This is a delicate issue, and of course we need to be very careful here, but…
National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the State Department in Washington, DC. They discussed the Rohingya issue, ongoing tariff negotiations between Bangladesh and the US, developments in South Asia; and the democratic transition in Bangladesh, according to a message received here on Thursday. The US Deputy Secretary of State lauded the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a critical juncture for Bangladesh and reiterated continued US support for Bangladesh. Dr Rahman separately met Assistant US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch and had fruitful discussions on the agreement between…
United States, June 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations Security Council will convene Friday to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, council president Guyana said. Following a first, urgent meeting after Israel attacked last Friday, this second session was requested by Iran, with support from Russia, China and Pakistan, a diplomat told AFP on Wednesday.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday Iran would never surrender, with the country unleashing hypersonic missiles in a new wave of attacks against Israel on the sixth day of war between the longtime enemies. The latest missile barrage came hours after Israel said it had destroyed Iran’s internal security headquarters in Tehran, and as it reported a new wave of attacks targeting missile systems and storage sites in the country’s west. Khamenei also warned the United States against becoming involved in the conflict, after US President Donald Trump appeared to flirt with the idea in recent days, calling for…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said his party couldn’t be broken away in all-out attempts by Sheikh Hasina’s government as it truly follows political ideology and philosophy of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. “Sheikh Hasina extensively tried to split BNP for over 15-16 years, persecuting each and every party activist. But, this fascist government failed to break away the BNP because the party posses Ziaur Rahman’s political ideology,” he said. The veteran BNP leader told journalists as he laid wreath at the grave of Ziaur Rahman here along with leaders of the newly formed…
The government has issued an ordinance with provisions for imprisonment and fines for anyone who takes benefits by providing false information to get the benefits claiming them as injured or family members of the July uprising martyrs. According to the provisions in the ‘Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs of the July Uprising and July Fighters Ordinance, 2025’, one will be handed down a maximum two-year jail and fine of Tk 200,000 or double of the amount of the benefit or financial assistance received if found guilty. The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice…
Greece has repatriated 105 of its citizens and foreign nationals from Israel, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Iran-Israel conflict raged. “The people repatriated were transported to Athens from Sharm El-Sheikh, in Egypt, onboard C-130 and C-27 Greek air force planes,” it said in a statement. Along with Greek citizens and their families, other people on the flight included citizens of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States, it said. Visitors have rushed to leave Israel after it launched an unprecedented bombing campaign last Friday targeting Iranian nuclear…
Two buildings housing manufacturing sites for centrifuge components for Iran’s nuclear programme have been destroyed at Karaj, just outside the capital Tehran, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday. The UN agency’s announcement came hours after Israel’s military said it had carried out a series of air strikes in and around Tehran. “The IAEA has information that two centrifuge production facilities in Iran, the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center, were hit,” said the IAEA in a post on X. “Both sites were previously under IAEA monitoring and verification as part of the JCPOA,” it added, referring to…
