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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today

Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader

KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB

Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family

Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation

Iraq: ISIS attack Diyala province, 12 dead

Baghdad, October 27: At least 12 people died as Islamic State Terrorists attacked Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Tuesday, media reports said.

US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of 2021, says President Joe Biden

Washington DC, July 27: American President Joe Biden on Monday announced his government will formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021.

Aid to vulnerable Iraqis may ‘come to a complete halt within weeks’

New York: Aid to vulnerable people in Iraq risks being completely blocked within weeks, warned the UN’s humanitarian chief in Iraq, Marta Ruedas, on Tuesday, as a result of the suspension of government documents allowing humanitarians to carry out critical missions.

Eleven killed, over 30 hurt in fire caused by gas blast at wedding in Iran - Official

Moscow: Eleven people were killed, more than 30 were injured in a fire in the city of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province in western Iran, which occurred at a wedding due to a gas explosion, local senior official said on Thursday.

Iraq witnesses violent protests, 93 dead

Baghdad: The ongoing agitation in Iraq, which is going on for the past four days, has claimed 93 lives so far, media reports said.

Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team

New York, July 16: The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), told the Security Council on Monday.

Conflict and inequality shape children’s lives in Iraq; UNICEF urges ‘right policies’ for protection

New York, Nov 20: Conflict and inequality remain the defining features of children being raised in Iraq today, according to the first comprehensive survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in seven years.

Iraq milestone: Some four million people return home, displacement drops to four-year low

New York, Sept 6: For the first time in nearly four years, the number of displaced Iraqis has fallen below two million, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations migration agency.

Funding shortfalls threaten health services for a million vulnerable Iraqis, says UN health agency

New York, July 19: Almost one million vulnerable Iraqis will have to go without basic medicines and other life-saving healthcare if funding is not found to save critical health facilities, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday.

Iraqis vote in first election since ISIL defeat; UN chief hails polls as progress on path to stronger democracy

New York, May 14: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Iraq on the holding yesterday of the first national parliamentary elections since the country declared victory over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Dae'sh) terrorists late last year.