hostage

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

The announcement comes days after the Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying they had been shot dead by their captors as...

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

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

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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

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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

View of Gaza City, December 15, 2023 in this handout satellite image. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS/ File photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says Israeli push into Rafah would threaten hostage talks

An Israeli tank is seen operating near Israel's border with Gaza. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP
Hamas-Israel war

Qatar PM says 'good progress' in Gaza truce, captives negotiations

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Hamas-Israel war

Israel pounds targets across Gaza, awaits Hamas word on three hostages