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January 25, 2026 2:19 PM

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Bangladesh: Hindu youth brutally burned to death in Narsingdi

In Bangladesh, a 23-year-old Hindu mechanic, Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, was burned to death after miscreants allegedly set fire to the car repair workshop where he was sleeping late on January 23 in Narsingdi town, triggering renewed criticism of Bangladesh’s law-and-order situation under the Muhamma...

January 25, 2026 1:02 PM

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WHO chief says reasons United States gave for withdrawing ‘untrue’

The World Health Organization (WHO) Chief said that the reasons given by the United States for its decision to withdraw from the WHO are 'untrue'. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the remarks on social media platform X yesterday. He warned that the move will make the United Stat...

January 25, 2026 11:57 AM

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BGB detains 21 Bangladeshi nationals as they try to cross into India

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 21 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, while they were attempting to illegally cross into India through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah on Friday afternoon. According to a BGB press release, patrol teams from the Baghadanga, Kumillapara a...

January 25, 2026 10:17 AM

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US: Man shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis

In US, immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis yesterday, sparking protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration and was upset by Pre...

January 25, 2026 10:01 AM

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Pakistan court sentences lawyers Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 17 years

In Pakistan, a court sentenced lawyers Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha to 17 years in prison yesterday. Authorities arrested the couple in Islamabad after claiming their social media posts were against the state and its security. Judge Afzal Majoka stated that Mazari's tweets supported the goals ...