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10 dead in Israeli strike, 5 wounded: Lebanon health ministry

The victims were all Syrian citizens, Lebanon state news agency NNA reported, adding that a final toll of the strike would be announced after DNA tests were conducted to determine the identity of the victims.

Maldives Foreign Minister hails India’s democracy, reinforces strong bilateral ties

UN report reveals deadly unrest in Bangladesh, urges comprehensive investigation

Two French pilots killed after Rafale warplanes collide mid-air

Closely monitoring orbit area of its rocket explosion: China

According to space monitoring agencies and the US Space Command, one of China’s Long March 6A rockets, after being launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on Aug 6, broke apart in low-Earth orbit last week. Media reports from the US quoted experts as saying that the high level of debris had placed more than 1,000 satellites and other orbiting objects at risk.

Former Bangladesh PM Hasina and nine others face investigation for genocide and crimes against humanity

A complaint was filed on Aug 13 with the investigation agency of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal against Hasina, Awami League general secretary and former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and several other prominent figures within the party.

Indians overseas celebrate 78th Independence Day of India with patriotic pride

Diaspora members and embassy officials came together for the play, "Biography of a revolutionary hero", bringing to life the stories of Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Pritilata Waddedar and Ramprasad Bismil.

Hindus in Bangladesh endure rising insecurity amid targeted attacks

Over 100 Hindus and other minority members have been killed in a spate of attacks across the country since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. Also, there have been at least 205 incidents of attacks involving arson and wanton loot and torching of shops and homes of Hindus in 52 districts during the period, according to media reports.

Bangladesh interim govt to prosecute killings during July-Aug student protests in International Crimes Tribunal

Over 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government on Aug 5, taking the death toll to 560 during the three weeks of violence which originated from a students' movement against a controversial quota system in jobs.

With Sheikh Hasina out, what’s next for Bangladesh-India relations?

Bangladesh is currently led by an interim government under Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus. The interim government's key advisor has recently remarked that Sheikh Hasina's extended stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations and Dhaka will always try to maintain good relations with New Delhi.