International

Bangladesh-origin police officer killed in Manhattan shooting praised as ‘hero’

TDS Desk: NYPD officer Didarul Islam, a 36-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant who was among the victims of a deadly shooting incident at a Manhattan office building, was praised for his bravery

Plane with 50 aboard crashes in Russia’s Far East, no survivors

Int’l Desk: A Russian passenger plane carrying around 50 people crashed in the country’s far east on Thursday (July 24 ), leaving no survivors, according to preliminary data reported by

Saudi’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after nearly 20yrs in coma

Int’l Desk: Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia passed away on Saturday, the Royal Court announced through the Saudi Press Agency. Known as

Israeli strikes kill 31 in Gaza as truce talks deadlocked

AFP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 30 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel

Hamas says ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks immediately

AFP Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defence agency said Israel’s ongoing offensive killed 20 people

Bangladeshi held in Malaysia for ‘funding Islamic State in Syria

Int’l Desk Malaysia’s police chief says authorities in the country have dismantled a network among Bangladeshi expatriate workers in the country that used social media to spread extremist ideology and