Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31 - state media

The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake

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Rubio urges India-Pakistan talks to 'defuse' situation: White House

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with his counterparts from India and Pakistan

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Death toll from Indian strikes on Pakistan jumps to 8 civilians: military spokesman

'In total in at six locations there were 24 impacts in Pakistan'

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Pakistan says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was responding to the Indian attacks but did not provide details

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India says strikes ‘non-escalatory in nature’

India today said it carried out "precision strikes at terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region

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India, Pakistan's tit-for tat measures after attack on tourists in Kashmir

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Dhaka wants Rohingya role in Rakhine’s leadership

Bangladesh wants the Arakan Army, which now controls 80 percent of Rakhine state, to have Rohingya representation in Rakhine’s leadership as one of the conditions for providing humanitarian channel to send aid there, said National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman.

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Aggressive, disrespectful towards nation

Asif Nazrul, law adviser to the interim government, has said that some of the reactions from certain quarters regarding the proposal by the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission are, in some cases, hateful, aggressive, and insulting to the nation as a whole.

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Bangladesh, KSA hold joint defence committee meeting

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Century-old tree cut over 'claims of un-Islamic rituals'

Madaripur Sadar UNO Wadia Shabab confirmed that the tree had been partially cut

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Exotic birds looted from Kalabagan mini zoo yet to be rescued

According to police, a group of individuals allegedly broke into a residence near Sonargaon Road, behind Eastern Plaza, late at night, and made away with 20 pairs of exotic birds, including macaws and cockatoos, worth approximately Tk 50 lakh.

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NCP for electoral college for electing president

The National Citizen Party has agreed to the National Consensus Commission’s proposals to establish an electoral college system to elect the president, introduce a bicameral parliament, and allow lawmakers the liberty to vote against their party on all matters except budget bills and no-confidence motions in parliament.

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Every day 30-40 Rohingyas coming to Bangladesh

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2 girls heading to school killed in lightning strike

A lightning strike killed two girls and critically injured another while they were walking to their school in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj yesterday.

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Asia

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Live Updates / Pakistan, India tension intensifies

8 killed in Pakistan, 3 killed in Indian Kashmir in shelling from both sides

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UN chief concerned over Indian military actions in Pakistan

"The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan."

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UNSC urges Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir

The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said yesterday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir.

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7 paramilitaries killed in bomb attack in SW Pakistan

Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed and five others wounded yesterday in a homemade bomb attack on a convoy in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.

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India cuts water flow through Baglihar dam

Days after placing the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance to punish Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, India has curtailed the flow of water through the Baglihar dam on the Chenab river and is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga dam on the Jhelum River, PTI reported, citing a source.

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Pakistan conducts 2nd missile test

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9 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media

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Maldives president holds record 15-hr press conference

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Factbox / India and Pakistan's history of strife

Here is a look at some of the key clashes

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Kashmir: The Himalayan region at the heart of India-Pakistan enmity

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Trump calls Indian strikes in Kashmir dispute a 'shame'

Hopes for quick end to India-Pakistan tensions

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Retaliation 'underway' as India hits Pakistan

New Delhi claims hitting 9 'terrorist sites'; Islamabad says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets; at least 8 killed; US, UN sound alarm

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Merz elected German chancellor after initial shock defeat

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Israeli air strikes hit Yemen airport, power stations

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Pulitzers honour coverage of Trump assassination attempt, Gaza war

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UN warns of ‘unsettling’ dev slowdown in 2024

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Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31 - state media

The junta initially announced a ceasefire in early April, days after the March 28 earthquake

Now

Rubio urges India-Pakistan talks to 'defuse' situation: White House

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with his counterparts from India and Pakistan

7m ago

Death toll from Indian strikes on Pakistan jumps to 8 civilians: military spokesman

'In total in at six locations there were 24 impacts in Pakistan'

12m ago

Pakistan says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was responding to the Indian attacks but did not provide details

3h ago

India says strikes ‘non-escalatory in nature’

India today said it carried out "precision strikes at terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region

3h ago

India, Pakistan's tit-for tat measures after attack on tourists in Kashmir

Here is a look at the tit-for-tat measures the two countries have announced in the aftermath of the violence

3h ago

Pakistan, India tension intensifies

8 killed in Pakistan, 3 killed in Indian Kashmir in shelling from both sides

3h ago

India and Pakistan's history of strife

Here is a look at some of the key clashes

3h ago

Kashmir: The Himalayan region at the heart of India-Pakistan enmity

Here is a look at the region, its history, and why it continues to be a source of tension between the two countries

3h ago

UN chief concerned over Indian military actions in Pakistan

"The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan."

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