North Korea claims a million people joined army this week
North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul鈥檚 military of sending...
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Taiwan detects 153 Chinese military aircraft
Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island, official data showed Tuesday, after China held a day of large-scale drills.
China ends day of military 鈥榳arning鈥� drills around Taiwan
China ended a day of military drills around Taiwan on Monday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a 鈥榮tern warning鈥� to 鈥榮eparatist鈥� forces on the self-ruled island...
China, Russia pledge to strengthen military cooperation
The Chinese and Russian defence ministers pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between their two countries鈥� militaries as they met in Beijing...
The strategic cost of military commercialisation
I WAS reading an article by my senior, Commodore Abdur Razzak, about 鈥楩orces Goal 2030 and Beyond鈥� in 抖阴精品, and it took me back, back to the 1990s, when the question was always the same. Could we win if, say, other, neighbouring countries invade us? Could we meaningfully contribute to national development? It was as if these doubts were...
Two more succumb to injuries
Two more youth who sustained bullet injuries during the student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Monday...
Biggest military base empire on earth
US FOREIGN military bases provoke war, pollute communities, and steal land from indigenous peoples...
Protesters, police clash at Australian military expo, 33 arrested
Anti-war protesters set bins alight and threw horse manure at police during clashes in Australia on Wednesday, with officers arresting 33 people and using tear gas, stun grenades and pepper spray to disperse the crowd...
Abeda Muzammel passes away
Abeda Muzammel, 82, wife of retired Major General Muzammel Hussain, passed away on Saturday...
Family demands probe into Israeli killing of American
The family of a Turkish-American woman shot dead while demonstrating against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank demanded an independent investigation into her death on Saturday, accusing the Israeli military of killing her 鈥榲iolently鈥�...
Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day
The death toll climbed on Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is 鈥榝uelling an already explosive situation鈥�...
One more injured during student protests dies at CMH
One more youth who sustained bullet injuries during the student-led mass uprising died while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night...
World community must step up efforts for Rohingya repatriation
IT HAS already been seven years since the latest large-scale influx of the Rohingyas 鈥� who fled military violence in Myanmar to safety into Bangladesh in 2017 to add to a large number of their fellows having already lived here 鈥� but not a single Rohingya could be repatriated to their homeland of Rakhine State mostly because of Myanmar鈥檚 unwillingness..
The conundrums of Bangladeshi politics
ON AUGUST 5, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina boarded a Bangladesh Air Force C-130J military transport in a hurry and fled to Hindon Air Force base, outside Delhi. Her plane was refuelled and reports said that she intended to fly on either to the United Kingdom (her niece, Tulip Siddiq is a minister in the new Labour government), Finland...
US military completes withdrawal from final base in Niger
The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country...
Bangladesh鈥檚 iron lady Sheikh Hasina falls after 15yrs in power, flees to India
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, ending her 15-year rule amid an unprecedented student-led mass uprising against her authoritarian regime.
Myanmar airstrikes on border hospital near China kill 10
Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital in a city controlled by an ethnic minority armed group close to the China border killing 10 people, local media...
Russia stages naval drills involving most of its fleet
Russia on Tuesday began large-scale military drills involving every part of its navy not engaged in the Ukraine offensive, the defence ministry said.
Thousands protest against military operation in Pakistan
Thousands of people rallied on Friday against a planned operation by the Pakistan military to root out militants along the Afghan border, with at least one protester killed when gunfire broke out, officials and witness said...
Sound of loud blasts in Myanmar triggers panic in Teknaf
The clashes between the Myanmar military forces and rebel groups in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine sparked fresh panic in bordering areas of Teknaf upazila headquarters and neighbouring villages in Cox鈥檚 Bazar amid the sound of firing from heavy weapons and mortar shells...
The military mind and clientelism
A WAVE of surprise struck a cross-generational shockwave through Bangladesh鈥檚 military following a recent announcement. The guiding force exposed a former leader, once at the helm of the military, and his inner circle for alleged corruption. Accusations of lining their pockets with ill-gotten gains, along with whispers of eroding public trust..
Dozens of Chinese warplanes detected around Taiwan
Taiwan鈥檚 defence ministry said Friday it had detected 36 Chinese military aircraft around the island in the previous 24 hours.
Taiwan says China military drone spotted near remote island airport
A Chinese military drone hovered near an airport on a remote Taiwan island causing delays to flights, Taipei鈥檚 military and local media said on Wednesday...
Russia destroys 5 Ukrainian jets in strike on air base
Russia claimed on Tuesday to have destroyed or damaged five Ukrainian military jets in a strike on an air base, as Kyiv prepares for the arrival of long-awaited F-16 fighters...
US military raises alert level for Europe bases
The US military has raised the alert level of several bases in Europe to its second-highest level, multiple American media outlets reported Sunday.
Jin ends military service
K-pop megastar Jin from BTS ended more than 500 days of South Korean military service on Wednesday, crying tears of joy, with bandmates embracing him and one belting out a group hit on the saxophone to celebrate...
UN chief condemns Myanmar military attacks on civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar鈥檚 military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state...
Israel鈥檚 strike on UN school in Gaza kills 27
The Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a deadly strike on a UN school in Gaza that it said housed a Hamas compound, with the militant group saying the attack killed at least 27 people.
The military-industrial complex is killing us all
WE NEED to talk about what bombs do in war. Bombs shred flesh. Bombs shatter bones. Bombs dismember. Bombs cause brains, lungs, and other organs to shake so violently they bleed, rupture, and cease functioning. Bombs injure. Bombs kill. Bombs destroy...
Spain pledges 1b in military aid to Kyiv as Zelensky visits
Spain on Monday pledged one billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security deal in Madrid...