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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria, and has sought help from the UN.

Amnesty International said Thursday that security forces in the Maldives attacked supporters of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, failed to protect them from counter demonstrators and detained five members of parliament.

At least seven people went missing after an engine boat capsized in the river Surma in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj Thursday morning

Syrian forces killed at least 29 people on Thursday in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists and opposition sources said.

Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were injured as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) fired bullets at Keragachhi frontier in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira early Thursday.

The newly appointed chief election commissioner and three out of four election commissioners will take oath of office Thursday afternoon.

Islami Chhatra Shibir observed a half-day hartal in Chittagong city on Thursday in protest against the killing of two students in clash with Bangladesh Chhatra League men Wednesday

The grand opening ceremony of the Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament will be held in Dhaka on Thursday.

The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have expelled 20 students on different terms, including five for life, and fined 14 others for involvement in violent clashes on the campus last month.

A criminal court in the Maldives issued arrest warrants for ousted president Mohamed Nasheed and his former defence minister, but the charges against them were unclear, a senior official of Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said.