hostage

Law enforcement agencies surrounded the area in the afternoon on 19 Dec. Photo: Focus Bangla
Crime

How armed robbers who stormed in Rupali Bank Keraniganj branch surrendered

Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Zaanin/File Photo
World+Biz

Israel FM says 'may have opportunity' for Gaza hostage deal

Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 2023 attack pleads for US President-elect Donald Trump to secure his release amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in this screen grab taken from a Handout video by Hamas Military Wing released on November 30, 2024. Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/ File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says hostage guards in Gaza have been operating under new instructions

Ayub Khan, engine cadet of the MV Abdullah. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Pirates brought interpreter long 10 days after taking hostage: MV Abdullah crew

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Dialogue with KNF not possible any longer: Peace Committee

Police officers detain a person near the Cafe Petticoat, where several people were being held hostage in Ede, Netherlands, March 30, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Europe

Dutch nightclub hostage drama ends peacefully with arrest of suspect

Dutch police officers stand near the Cafe Petticoat, where several people are being held hostage in Ede, Netherlands March 30, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Europe

Several people taken hostage in Dutch night club, 3 released, police say

File photo of Shakil Mia, 24, from Ramkantopur village in Saltha upazila of Faridpur. Photo: Courtesy
Crime

Libyan traffickers threaten to kill youth if Tk15 lakh not paid by Tuesday

File photo
Bangladesh

No action that'll endanger hostage life: MV Abdullah owners against EU rescue operation

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Efforts underway but no certainty of when crew will be rescued: State minister for shipping

Joy Mahmud. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Hostage sailor Joy's family demands urgent steps to free all crew members

A photo of Md Atik Ullah Khan. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

They're taking our phones away, pray for me: Chief officer of ship under pirate attack