Pakistan’s military said it had shot down five Indian jets, including three French Rafale fighter aircraft, inside India on Wednesday. “So far Pakistan army in its defence and its response to the enemy, have shot down five jets and a combat drone. They attacked Pakistan,” said military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. “The India air force jets include three Rafale, one MiG 29 and one Su plane.”
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Staff Correspondent : Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil today called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here. During the meeting, they discussed ways to deepen bilateral economic cooperation and expand investment opportunities. Thoppil, on his second official visit to Bangladesh, is leading a high-level business delegation comprising senior executives from some of Canada’s most recognisable companies, including Bell Helicopter, BlackBerry, Gildan Activewear, JCM Power, and Advantech Wireless Communications. “We believe in Bangladesh’s economic potential,” said Thoppil, “That’s why I’ve brought business delegates with me – because we want to build stronger commercial ties.”…
A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv killed two people and wounded eight others, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Drone debris fell on a residential building in the Shevchenkivsky district of the capital with four of the wounded hospitalised, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram. He said two people were killed. Ukraine’s emergency service said two bodies were found during firefighting following the Russian attack. A Russian drone attack on Tuesday night also wounded four people in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s National Police said on Telegram. Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobianin, meanwhile said early Wednesday that Russia’s air…
A barrage of Ukrainian drones forced Russian airports, including in Moscow, to restrict flights on Tuesday — three days before the Kremlin will hold its grand military parade on Red Square to mark the defeat of the Nazis. Speculation has swirled over the safety of the parade — which Moscow is holding more than three years into its Ukraine offensive and as the United States pushes, so far to no avail, for both sides to end the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day truce to coincide with events marking 80 years since the end of World War…
The EU on Tuesday is due to unveil a keenly anticipated plan to phase out its remaining gas ties to Moscow, a challenge given Europe’s longstanding dependence on Russian fossil fuels. EU energy chief Dan Jorgensen will set out the measures, which were delayed as Brussels waited to see whether talks between Russia and the United States yielded a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Responding to Moscow’s attack on its neighbour, the European Union enacted a ban on Russian oil in late 2022 and has since sought to wean itself off Russian gas supplies. Although imports via pipeline…
The second round of talks between the National Consensus Commission (NCC) and the National Citizen Party (NCP) has begun at the LD Hall of the National Parliament around 10:00am today. At the beginning of the meeting, NCP Member Secretary Akhter Hossen handed over a set of reform proposals to NCC Vice Chairman Prof. Ali Riaz. Prof. Riaz presided over the meeting. NCC member Justice Emdadul Haque, Badiul Alam Majumder, Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Safar Raj Hossain, Mohammad Ayub Miah and special assistant to the Chief Adviser Monir Haider attended, among others. NCP delegation included party’s northern region Chief Organizer Sarjis Alam and…
One of the key outcomes of the visit of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi’s visit in Dhaka was to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Migration and Mobility between the two Governments, according to a joint statement disseminated by foreign ministry here. The Italian Interior minister concluded today his two-day visit here that was marked as reaffirmation of the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between Bangladesh and Italy, grounded in mutual respect, shared values and common interests. During the visit, Bangladesh Adviser for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Dr Asif Nazrul and Piantedosi signed the MoU on behalf of…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia today returned home from United Kingdom (UK) after treatment as party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir led senior leaders to welcome her at the airport with flower bouquet. The pro-democracy leader reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10.43 am by a special air ambulance provided by Qatar’s Emir. Khaleda Zia’s two daughters-in-law Dr Zubaida Rahman and Syeda Sharmila Rahman accompanied her. Earlier, she departed from Heathrow Airport in London for Dhaka around 4.15pm (London time), BNP sources said. Khaleda Zia’s return brought enthusiasm across the country as…
Italy is willing to hire more manpower from Bangladesh and undertake measures to ensure their safe migration. Visiting Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi informed this as he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this afternoon. Officials said the issues of mutual interests including safe and legal migration of Bangladeshis, combating human trafficking and trade and investment were discussed during the meeting held at State Guest House Jamuna. Matteo told the Chief Adviser that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was expected to visit Bangladesh sometime before September, as Rome was keen to “renew” and “relaunch” its bilateral cooperation with Dhaka.…
The Trump administration said Monday it will pay for the travel and give $1,000 to undocumented migrants who “self-deport” back to their home country. US President Donald Trump said some of the undocumented migrants who take advantage of the self-deportation scheme will be given a path to legally return to the United States. “We’re going to pay each one a certain amount of money, and we’re going to get them a beautiful flight back to where they came from,” Trump told reporters during an event at the White House. “We’re going to work with them so that maybe someday, with…
