North Korean troops 鈥榳ithdrawn鈥� from Kursk front line: Ukraine
Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia鈥檚 army on the Kursk front line have been 鈥榳ithdrawn鈥� after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman said on Friday.
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Russian drone barrage kills four in east Ukraine
A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed at least four people in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, the interior ministry said.
Russian captures village in Ukraine鈥檚 Kharkiv region
Russia鈥檚 army said on Tuesday its forces had captured a large village in Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern Kharkiv region, the latest territorial gain for Moscow鈥檚 advancing troops as Kyiv warned of intense fighting in two other key frontline towns.
Moldovan president in Kyiv to talk energy, security
Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky amid growing tensions in Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist enclave of Moldova that neighbours Ukraine.
Kremlin ready for 鈥榤utually respectful鈥� Trump talks
The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw nothing new in US president Donald Trump鈥檚 calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for 鈥榤utually respectful鈥� dialogue with him...
2,00,000 int鈥檒 troops needed to secure any Ukraine peace: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said any peace deal agreed with Russia would require at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to oversee it, according to comments published on Wednesday...
11 people run over by train in India
Eleven people were killed on Wednesday after rumours of a fire on their train caused them to jump off and were crushed to death by another incoming train..
MBL holds money laundering prevention training
Mercantile Bank Training Institute has organised a daylong workshop on 鈥楶revention of money laundering and combating financing against terrorism鈥� at its premises recently, said a press release...
Russia downs 55 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia said on Tuesday that it had downed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight, adding that falling debris had sparked a new fire at an oil depot in a border region.
Daily intercity trains on Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route from Feb 1
Starting February 1, Bangladesh Railway will introduce permanent intercity train services on the Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route, with two pairs of trains running daily...
Ukraine army officers held over failure to halt a Russian offensive
Three high-ranking Ukrainian military officials have been detained for alleged 鈥榠naction鈥� that allowed Russian forces to seize parts of the eastern Kharkiv region last year, prosecutors said on Monday.
Russian attack kills three in Kyiv
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, in branding it a 鈥榟einous鈥� attack, while Moscow called it 鈥榬etaliation鈥� for bombardments on its territory.
Blasts in Kyiv as UK PM inks 鈥榣andmark鈥� 100-year accord
British prime minister Keir Starmer signed a 鈥榣andmark鈥� 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the war-torn country on Thursday, seeking to shore up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House....
Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs
Russia and Ukraine have each released 25 captured prisoners of war in the first exchange of 2025, both countries said on Wednesday...
Ukraine claims biggest aerial strike on Russian territory
Ukraine carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from the frontline....
Russia captures Ukrainian village south of Pokrovsk
Russia said on Monday it captured an east Ukrainian mining village south of Pokrovsk, home to one of Ukraine鈥檚 most important coal mines and where Russian troops have reached the outskirts.
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
South Korea鈥檚 intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine鈥檚 account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.
The west makes war, the east, peace
WHILE the west subsidises carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that鈥檚 changing 鈥� for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT reported December...
Sacked trainee SIs hold protests again for reinstatement
Sacked trainee police sub-inspectors on Monday held a sit-in programme in front of the secretariat, the country鈥檚 administrative headquarters, in Dhaka, demanding reinstatement of their jobs...
US, UK announce fresh sanctions against Russia鈥檚 energy sector
The United States and the United Kingdom on Friday announced sanctions against Russia鈥檚 energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing US president Joe Biden鈥檚 leaving office...
Kyiv seals borders for draft evaders
Ukrainian police said on Friday they were conducting hundreds of raids nationwide to shut down routes used by military-aged men to flee the country to avoid military service.
Dhaka Int鈥檒 Film Fest begins Saturday
The 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival 2025 will begin at the Bangladesh National Museum on Saturday...
Zelensky sees ratings drop as Ukraine war nears 4th year
President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday...
鈥楧ozens鈥� of Ukraine soldiers deserted while training in France
Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted while training in France, a French army official said on Monday.
IBTRA begins internship programme
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy inaugurated its 161st internship programme on Tuesday, said a press release...
Russia captures key town in eastern Ukraine
Russia said on Monday its forces had captured the 鈥榠mportant logistics hub鈥� of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area...
Bangladesh interim govt chief witnesses army maneuver exercise in Rajbari
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday witnessed the maneuver exercise of an infantry brigade at Rajbari Military Training Area.
Russia vows action over ATACMS strike on Belgorod
Russia vowed on Saturday to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day.
Russian bomb attack kills one in southern Ukraine
A Russian bomb attack on Ukraine鈥檚 southern Zaporizhzhia region has killed one person, local authorities said on Thursday...
Russian attack on central Kyiv kills one
Russia launched an aerial attack on the centre of Kyiv in the first hours of 2025, killing one person, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday...