Pakistan says it shot down 25 drones, India says it pushed back Pakistani retaliationSecurity force personnel stand guard on a road leading to Bilal Mosque after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, May 7, 2025. REUTERSPakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace while India said it "neutralised" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles, as fighting spread between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Pakistan shot down 25 Israeli-made drones from India at multiple locations, including the two largest cities of Karachi and Lahore, and their debris is being collected, Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said. "Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistan airspace...(India) will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression," he said. Indian equities, rupee and bonds fell sharply in late afternoon trading after the Indian defence ministry statement.

3 sentenced to death, 5 to life in prison for Munshiganj triple murderA Dhaka court has sentenced three people to death and five others to life in prison over the killings of three people during an arbitration meeting in Munshiganj in 2021. Sourav Prodhan, Rony Bepari and Shihab Prodhan were the suspects sentenced to death. Shakib Prodhan, Shameem Prodhan, Anik Bepari, Raihan, and Choto Jahangir were sentenced to life in prison. According to the case dossier, there was a scuffle between two groups in the North Islampur area of Munshiganj on Mar 24, 2021. During the meeting, three people from one side – Md Emon Hossain, 22, Md Shakib Hossain, 19, and Mintu Prodhan, 40 – were stabbed to death by Sourav, Shihab, and Shameem’s side.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud bin Harun has said APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping and logistics company AP Moller-Maersk, will invest $800 million in the proposed terminal at Chattogram Port’s Laldiar Char. Visiting the Laldia project area on Thursday, he spoke about multiple issues, including foreign investment in the port, reports bdnews24.com. Ashik, who is also an executive chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), said, "I recently visited the APM headquarters in the Netherlands. "It will cost them approximately $800 million, which will arrive in Bangladesh as FDI (foreign direct investment).”Ashik continued, “As you know, the FDI amount in Bangladesh is very small. "So if we get $800 million in FDI through this project and we have a good company like APM, that's great for our economy and overall financial health."

A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiA family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. The relationship between India and Pakistan has been fraught with tension since they gained independence from colonial Britain in 1947. The Indian defence ministry said Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India from Wednesday night into Thursday morning and they were "neutralised" by Indian air defence systems. Local media reported panic buying in some cities in the Indian state of Punjab, which shares a border with Pakistan, as people hoarded essentials.

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat in Dubai belonging to Tahsin Raisa Binte Benazir, daughter of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, and the freezing of two accounts in her name. The ACC filed four cases against Benazir, his wife and two daughters on Dec 15 bringing charges of acquiring illicit assets worth Tk 740 million against them. The case alleges that Benazir acquired wealth worth Tk 94.4 million outside his known sources of income and concealed information about assets worth Tk 26.2 million. His wife Zeeshan Mirza allegedly acquired wealth beyond means worth Tk 316.9 million and concealed information about assets worth Tk 161 million. Their eldest daughter Farheen Rishta Binte Benazir and her younger sister Raisa allegedly acquired illicit assets worth Tk 87.5 million and Tk 55.9 million, respectively.

A day after India’s missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the border states of Rajasthan and Punjab have been put on high alert. In Punjab, the leaves of all police personnel have been cancelled and public gatherings have been restricted, NDTV said. The Resistance Front, which has claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack, is believed to be a front for the banned Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Operation Sindoor specifically targeted premises used by Lashkar and Jaish-e-Mohammed for terror training, the Indian government says. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, however, termed the Indian missile strikes an “act of war” and said his country has every right to give a “befitting reply”.

Five people have been killed and six others have been injured after a bus rammed an ambulance carrying a patient on the Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan. The accident occurred in the Upazila’s Neemtala area around 12:30pm on Thursday, according to Hansara Highway Police Outpost chief Abdul Quader Zilani. The body of a woman is at the police outpost and the rest of the injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he said. Mohammad Faruk, officer-in-charge of the DMCH Police Outpost, said: “The bodies of four people killed in an accident on the expressway are at the hospital. Six other people injured in the accident are receiving treatment.”

Students of Barishal University have locked the main gate of Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Sucharita Sharmin’s residence and disconnected its water and power connections as part of their ongoing single-point movement demanding her resignation. Around 11am, students gathered outside the administrative building before marching to the VC’s residence, where they locked the gate and disconnected all utility connections one by one. The demonstrators said they would only reopen the residence after a new VC is appointed. According to the students, 15 departments have issued statements expressing solidarity with the one-point movement. We are demanding her resignation.”Another protester, Mokabel Sheikh, said: “On the 24th day of the movement, as part of our earlier announcement, we locked the VC’s residence.

Concerns are rising over regional stability in South Asia amid the looming threat of all-out war between nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan. To maintain regional stability in South Asia, the interim government in Bangladesh has urged both India and Pakistan to remain calm and exercise restraint. Experts believe that if the two neighbouring nations engage in full-scale war, Bangladesh could experience immediate and lasting repercussions across its economy, particularly affecting business, trade, and investments. On the day of the military confrontation, India's Border Security Force (BSF) forcibly pushed 125 individuals into Bangladesh across the border, spreading them across three districts. “Seeking a positive relationship does not mean subservience.”In response another question about the push-in, he said: "This indicates that our border security is weak.

The Bangladesh government has urged nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan to remain calm and show restraint after the conflict between the countries escalated to military strikes. Dhaka made the statement on Wednesday after India and Pakistan conducted “retaliatory” strikes against each other following the militant attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. “The Government of Bangladesh is closely observing the evolving situation in India and Pakistan,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “Bangladesh expresses its deep concern over the situation, and urges both the countries to remain calm, show restraint and refrain from taking any steps that could further aggravate the situation.”The ministry said, “In the spirit of regional peace, prosperity and stability, Bangladesh remains hopeful that tensions will be defused through diplomatic endeavours, and that peace will ultimately prevail for the benefits of the peoples in the region.”

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has conducted raids in 35 offices of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) simultaneously to put an end to the bribery business and rings of middlemen. The raid was aimed at stopping corruption in the process of issuing driving license and vehicle fitness certificate. The ACC enforcement unit conducted the raids from morning to evening on Tuesday, according to its Deputy Director Aktarul Islam. He told bdnews24.com, “There have been complaints of bribery and middlemen interfering in getting fitness certificates and driving licenses for a long time. The simultaneous raids in 35 BRTA offices were conducted based on these complaints.”ACC sources said the offices raided were situated in different districts of Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet, Rangpur, and Mymensingh divisions.

What happened in India's attack on Pakistan over Kashmir tourists killings? Indian security force personnel stand guard near the site of a fighter jet crash in Wuyan in south Kashmir's Pulwama district May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat AliIndia launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday, an assault Pakistan has called a "blatant act of war" as tensions escalate between the arch rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER INDIA'S ATTACK? Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, lost power for a while after the explosions.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent NishimuraUS President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent NishimuraUS President Donald Trump termed rising India-Pakistan tensions a shame, after India launched at attack on Pakistan following a deadly April 22 attack in India-administered Kashmir. "It's a shame, we just heard about it," Trump told reporters at the White House. India is an important US partner for Washington at a time when it is aiming to counter China's rising influence.

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco meets people ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, as seen from Rome, Italy, May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliCardinal Jean-Paul Vesco meets people ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, as seen from Rome, Italy, May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliCardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on Tuesday, where they will be barred from contact with the outside world as they decide who should succeed Pope Francis. The cardinals, who had been meeting at the Vatican ahead of the conclave nearly every day since Apr 22 to discuss matters facing the global Church, held the last of those pre-conclave assemblies on Tuesday. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the cardinals also discussed on Tuesday what kind of characteristics they hope to see in the next pope.

Fresh spell of heatwave forecast Thursday, rain likely next week in BangladeshA brief respite from the scorching summer heat will likely be disrupted by a fresh spell of heatwave in parts of Bangladesh starting Thursday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts. The Met Office predicted showers to simmer down the heat in the week to follow with rain on the cards starting May 12. The hot spell is expected to persist for two to three days, according to meteorologist Kazi Zebunnesa. "Rain is expected from the 12th or 13th of the month. Daytime temperatures are expected to edge up slightly over the next 24 hours while the mercury is likely to remain stable at night.