Ex-officers ask army to take back soldiers to barracks
Retired officers of the armed forces of Bangladesh called upon the government on Sunday to take back the members of the armed forces to barracks.
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Bangladesh Army urges people to abide by curfew: ISPR
Bangladesh Army has urged people from all walks of life to abide by the curfew, imposed for an indefinite period from Sunday, amid violence across the country.
Former chief of Bangladesh Army Gen Iqbal makes Facebook profile red
Former chief of Bangladesh Army Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan turned his Facebook account 鈥業qbal Karim Ikb鈥� red on Tuesday night as many people did the same responding to the call of students as part of their ongoing protest...
False propaganda targeting army spread by various foreign, social media: ISPR
Inter Services Public Relations Directorate has claimed that false and misleading propaganda is being spread by certain vested groups through various foreign and social media platforms...
Normalcy starts to return, says Army chief
The chief of army staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, on Monday said that the situation in the country had started to become normal within 48 hours of army deployment...
Army chief calls on president
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday appreciated the efficiency and professionalism of Bangladesh Army to normalise the country鈥檚 law and order situation as chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman called on him at Bangabhaban...
Fresh plea in HC over probe on Aziz鈥檚 wealth
A fresh writ petition was filed in the High Court last week, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to submit a progress report on its ongoing probe into the alleged illegal wealth, amassed by former army chief general Aziz Ahmed...
APBn member injured in ARSA members鈥� firing聽
An Armed Police Battalion member was injured in firing by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army at the Ukhia 4 Extension Rohingya Camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Sunday...
Bangladesh Air Force chief receives Air Chief Marshal rank badge
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was adorned with the rank badge of Air Chief Marshal in the presence of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday....
55,000 flee Sudan town as RSF battles army
More than 55,000 people have fled Sinja, the capital of Sennar state in southeastern Sudan, as fighting rages between paramilitary forces and the regular army, the UN humanitarian office OCHA has said...
Ex-army chief Aziz influences EC over brother鈥檚 NID
Former chief of the Bangladesh Army, general Aziz Ahmed, allegedly influenced the Election Commission to change the address on a fake National Identity Card issued for his brother Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, under the name Tanvir Ahmed Tanzil....
Rohingya man killed in clash between ARSA, RSO at Ukhiya camp
An 18-year-old Rohingya youth was shot to death during a violent clash between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation at a camp in Ukhiya, Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies
Acclaimed Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare -- an eternal bridesmaid for a Nobel literature prize -- died of a heart attack on Monday, his editor and a Tirana hospital told AFP....
Indian navy chief calls on Bangladesh Army chief
Visiting Indian navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman at army headquarters in Dhaka....
ICC orders of Russia army chief, ex-minister
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said it had issued arrest warrants for Russia鈥檚 top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes...
AL MP for regional security council
Ruling Awami League lawmaker and whip Shaimum Sarwar Kamal told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday that had there not been a cantonment, the Cox鈥檚 Bazar area would have been occupied by the Arakan Army...
General Waker takes over as army chief of Bangladesh
General Waker-Uz-Zaman officially assumed office as the army chief of Bangladesh on Sunday.
Farewell darbar held for outgoing army chief
The outgoing chief of army staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed received farewell darbar in Dhaka on Saturday.
Israel army spokesman says Hamas can鈥檛 be eliminated
Israel鈥檚 top army spokesman said on Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated...
Myanmar armed groups accuse junta of breaking China-brokered ceasefire
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups have accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered ceasefire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties.聽
Rohingya youth killed in shootout, foreign pistol recovered
A Rohingya youth was allegedly killed in a shootout between two groups of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and police in a Rohingya camp of Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Wednesday morning...
Probe initiated against Aziz鈥檚 siblings
An investigation has been initiated into the alleged passport and NID card forgery against former army chief general Aziz Ahmed鈥檚 siblings Haris Ahmed and...
Commission for investigating misuse of power demanded
The Workers Party of Bangladesh, a partner of the Awami League-led alliance, on Wednesday called on the government to form a 鈥榮pecial commission鈥� for investigating corruptions and misuse of power of former chief of Bangladesh Army, Aziz Ahmed, and former inspector general of police, Benazir Ahmed...
Ex-army chief Aziz鈥檚 wealth under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday started the scrutiny of a fresh allegation against former Army chief General Aziz Ahmed over his accumulation of illegal wealth in different parts of the country...
AL gen secy鈥檚 remarks reek of ploy to wash hands of infamy
THE remark of the ruling Awami League鈥檚 general secretary, Obaidul Quader, that former inspector general Benazir Ahmed and former army chief Aziz Ahmed 鈥斅� now mired in controversy and hordes of corruption allegations 鈥� were no one of the Awami League is nothing short of a ruse to shrug off the responsibility for the misdeeds that...
ACC decision likely today if ex-army chief Aziz to face probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission is likely to take a decision today regarding launching an inquiry into the corruption allegations against former army chief...
Battered, empty Myanmar town shows price of victory against junta
Gutted buildings, vacant windows and blocks bombed to rubble show the price paid by the western Myanmar town of Pauktaw for victory against the junta in the country's civil war.
AL created many Aziz, Benazir in 15 years: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that the ruling Awami League in the past 15 years created many people like former army chief Aziz Ahmed and former police chief Benazir Ahmed who were now facing massive corruption allegations...
Probe sought against Aziz, Benazir record called for
A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday submitted an application with the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking an investigation into the corruption allegations against former army chief general Aziz Ahmed, while the commission sent a letter to police headquarters seeking the service records of former Inspector General of Police, Benazir Ahmed...
Bangladeshi fisherman injured in Arakan Army firing dies
Fisherman Hossain Ali, 48, who was injured by the Myanmar armed group Arakan Army, while fishing in the Naf River, died early Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital...