Dhaka: Chinmay Krishna Das, a Hindu monk and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote, is scheduled to appear in a Chittagong court on Thursday for a bail hearing connected to a sedition charge. Das was arrested on November 25 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and has been held in custody.
Jerusalem: Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has issued a strong warning that military operations in Gaza will escalate if Hamas does not reach a hostage agreement “soon.” In his statement, Katz emphasized that if Hamas fails to facilitate the release of Israeli hostages, they will face unprecedented military strikes. He asserted that Israel’s military efforts.
New York: Around 10 persons have been killed and 30 have been injured on the first day of New year in New york after a terrorist ploughing his vehicle into a crowd of celebrants in New Orleans, reports said. Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick said the attacker “was hellbent on creating the carnage that he did”.
Pakistan: The villagers of Gah, an ancestral village of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Islamabad region of Pakistan on Wednesday mourned his demise and paid special tribute to the former PM of India. The villagers while paying tribute took pride in their connection to the late leader, celebrating his journey from a modest upbringing.
Dhaka: The Chief of Army staff of Bangladesh Army Waker-Uz-Zaman on Wednesday called India an important neighbour for them and said the country depends on India in many ways. Speaking with the media, General Waker-Uz-Zaman said that India and Bangladesh have a “give and take relationship” and added that the relations must be based.
Those include requiring schools to implement safety programs and plans and establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which has deadlines in the coming years.
Islamabad: On January 1, the Pakistani government announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices, as confirmed by media reports. Late on December 31, a notification revealed that petrol prices have risen by 56 paise per litre, setting the new price at Rs252.66 per litre. High-speed diesel also saw a price increase of Rs2.96 per.
New York: Investigators have identified a woman who was tragically burned to death on a Brooklyn subway train last week as 61-year-old Debrina Kawam from Toms River, New Jersey. This shocking incident, reported by Xinhua and The New York Times, was captured on video, showing Kawam bracing herself against the doorway of an F train.
New York: Almost all of Puerto Rico experienced a power outage on New Year’s Eve, leaving over 1.3 million residents in the dark. The blackout occurred early in the morning, resulting in a quiet island as appliances and air conditioning units shut off, with only those using generators able to maintain power. According to Luma.
