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The Pentagon said it wants to quickly deliver Patriot air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine. The supplies will be provided as part of a new military aid package. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said these things yesterday Friday. He said, in this case, the United States will spend 6 billion dollars. However, the US will not supply batteries for the Patriot air defense system. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Patriot was urgently needed to counter the growing threat of Russian airstrikes. He claimed that this missile system is necessary to save lives at the moment. A source told the BBC that last Wednesday, US President Joe Biden signed the bill for an aid package worth six billion dollars...

Palestinian independence group Hamas has released a video of two hostages in Gaza. The scene seen in the video is the first proof that these two hostages are still alive in the valley. It is not mentioned when the scene of this video was recorded. In the video, a hostage named Omri Miran can be heard saying that he has been held for 202 days. Another hostage, Keith Siegel, spoke about this week's Passover holiday. This indicates that the video was recorded recently. On the day of the unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, Hamas fighters took these two citizens of the United States and Israel to Gaza along with other hostages. Before…

A major incident recently occurred in the Middle East in the conflict in Gaza, Palestine. The two most powerful countries in the region—Iran and Israel—reciprocated missile and drone attacks. There is a fear of a large-scale war. In the end, though, nothing much happened. However, BBC journalist James Landell has tried to answer the question of whether there has been any change in the Middle East through this incident. News headlines change quickly in the Middle East. Once upon a time, all the news was about the unprecedented missile and drone strikes between Iran and Israel. Soon, the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the plight of the people of the Valley hit the headlines. But the attention of policy makers, analysts and military leaders is still…

Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpri Bahiddha-Nukara has resigned. Thai Prime Minister Sretha Thavisin accepted her resignation on Sunday (April 28). Parnpri Bahiddha-Nukara took such a decision after losing the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet reshuffle recently. His resignation surprised many in Thailand. Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai described Parnpri's resignation as 'unexpected'. Parnpri Bahiddha-Nukara has not yet opened his mouth about the resignation. However, his resignation letter was published by a local media. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the new cabinet on Sunday. Parnpri's name is listed only as Foreign Minister in the Royal Proclamation. Apart from this, six more people have been given new ministries. And four people have been dropped from the cabinet.  

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the United States is the only country that can stop Israel from attacking the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Where more than ten lakh people have taken refuge. BBC news. He said any attack would force Palestinians to flee Gaza. Israel has been announcing that it will attack Rafah for some time. Meanwhile, on Sunday (April 28), US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At this time, Biden reiterated their position on Israel's attack on Rafah. Earlier in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Palestinian President Abbas Rafahate requested the intervention of the United States. Then the Palestinians…

Anti-Israel protests continue to spread at US universities despite strict measures including arrests. US police have arrested more than 900 students since April 18 to curb the protests. Israel has been invading Palestine's Gaza for the past seven months. Students at various American universities began to protest against the White House's unwavering support for the Gaza war and to demand an end to the Israeli attack on Gaza. After that it started to expand gradually. According to AP, on Sunday (April 28), US police arrested 275 students from colleges in different states of America. Among those arrested is a presidential candidate who is keen to contest the upcoming US presidential election. He belongs to the Green Party.

Millions of people return to the village every year for Eid. People want to share the joy of Eid with their relatives by leaving the busyness and mechanics behind. That is why he wants to return home. However, many do not return home with great joy. In the accident, lives were lost on the road. A shadow of grief descends on the families. The highway becomes a place of death. Festivals turned into sadness. Compared to the last few years, the road has improved this time. Suffering during the Eid trip was relatively less. Passengers were able to return home comfortably as there were no potholes or long traffic jams on the roads. However, road accidents and fatalities have increased. This information has emerged in the reports of some public and private organizations. About the ad...

Satellite images show possible damage from an Israeli airstrike on an airbase in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. These scenes were recorded in the last 24 hours till Sunday (April 21) morning. British media BBC Verify analyzed two scenarios. It can be seen that a defense system of the Isfahan airport was partially damaged in the attack. Earlier this month, Israel attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria. Several top Iranian military officers were killed in the attack. In response to that attack, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired 300 drones and missiles at Israel on the night of April 13. In retaliation, early Friday (April 19) in Isfahan, Israel...

The bodies of 50 people were found in a mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex in the besieged Palestinian city of Khan Yunis. The mass grave was discovered by the Palestinian Emergency Services Department. On Sunday (April 21), Al Jazeera reported this information. In a statement, the Palestinian Authority for Emergency Services said, "Our team found the bodies of 50 martyrs of various ages in Khan Younis." The statement further said, 'Our team will carry out search and rescue operations in the coming days to find the bodies of the remaining martyrs. Because, there (in the city) there are still a considerable number of bodies of martyrs.' On the 7th of this month, Israel withdrew its troops from the southern city of Khan Yunis in Gaza. Then…

প্রতিবছর দেখা যায়, রোজা ও ঈদের কারণে যেসব নিত্যপণ্যের দাম বেড়ে যায়, ঈদের পর তা কমতে থাকে। কিন্তু এবার ঈদের পরও পেঁয়াজ, আলু, ডিম, ভোজ্যতেল ও মসলার দাম বেড়ে চলেছে। ফলে সীমিত আয়ের মানুষকে আরও বেশি দুর্ভাবনায় ফেলেছে। প্রথম আলোর খবর থেকে জানা যায়, বাজারে ঈদের পর নতুন বেশ কিছু পণ্যের দাম বেড়েছে। গত বৃহস্পতিবার সরেজমিনে দেখা গেছে, রাজধানীর মালিবাগ, রামপুরা ও কারওয়ান বাজারে মূলত সরবরাহের সংকটে পেঁয়াজ ও রসুনের দাম বেড়েছে। মানভেদে পেঁয়াজের দাম কেজিতে বেড়েছে ৫ থেকে ১০ টাকা। এক সপ্তাহ আগে যে দেশি রসুন প্রতি কেজি ১২০ থেকে ১৫০ টাকা পর্যন্ত দামে বিক্রি হচ্ছিল, বৃহস্পতিবার তা ১৩০…