Bangladesh to deploy army ahead of general elections

IANS | December 18, 2023 12:21 PM

Dhaka, Dec 18 (IANS) Amid continued tensions, army personnel will be deployed across Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security ahead of the country's general elections slated for January 7, 2024, according to a poll body official.

IDF discovers Hamas tunnels near UNRWA school

IANS | December 17, 2023 5:01 PM

Tel Aviv, Dec 17 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that they raided a building near a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school and found three tunnel shafts in the area.

Protests erupt after Baloch youth's extrajudicial killing in Pakistan

IANS | December 17, 2023 2:10 PM

Quetta, Dec 17 (IANS) Hundreds of political workers, human rights defenders and members of civil society along with the family of Balaach Mola Bakhsh after a long journey reached Kohlu, where a complete strike was observed on the call of Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC) to protest against his alleged extrajudicial killing on Saturday, the media reported.

2 more IDF soldiers killed in Gaza

IANS | December 17, 2023 11:55 AM

Tel Aviv, Dec 17 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the deaths of two soldiers, bringing the toll since the start of the ground operations on October 27 to 121.