Army publishes contact numbers for citizens to seek help

 

The army, however, urged citizens to refrain from misleading the army by providing false information and spreading rumours.

The Bangladesh Army has published a list of contact numbers for citizens to seek the security force's help during the turmoil in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's resignation.

"...in the current situation, members of the Bangladesh Army are deployed to provide overall security of public life and property and important government facilities," the armed force said in a statement issued today (7 August).

It requested the public to contact the nearest army camp in order to seek their aid in tackling vandalism, mayhem and death threats.

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The army, however, urged citizens to refrain from misleading the army by providing false information and spreading rumours.

The Army has also published the contacts on its official Facebook page. Readers can find the numbers here.

Dhaka Metropolitan areas
1. Lalbagh, Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli, Agargaon, Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Elephant Road and Kantabon:  01769051838/ 01769051839
2. Gulshan, Baridhara, Banani, Bashundhara, Badda, Rampura, Shahjahanpur, Uttarkhan, Dakshinkhan and Banasree: 01769013102 / 01769053154
3.Mirpur-1 to Mirpur-14, Khilkhet, Uttara and Dhaka airport: 01769024210 /01769024211
4. Motijheel, Segunbagicha, Kakrail, Shantinagar, Iskaton, Rajarbagh, Paltan, Gulistan and Old Dhaka:  01769092428 / 01769095419

Major districts

Barishal: 01769072556/ 01769072456

Cox's Bazar, and Lohagara, Patia, Chandanish, Banshkhali and Satkania upazilas of Chattogram: 01769107231/ 01769107232

Chattogram (excluding Lohagara, Patia, Chandanish, Banshkhali and Satkania upazilas): 01769242012/ 01769242014

Gazipur: 01785349842 /01769092106

Mymensingh: 01769208151/01769208165

Khulna: 01769-552616/01769-552618

Rajshahi: 01769112386/ 01769112388

Sylhet: 01769177268 /01987833301

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel as threat of Iran attack looms

 

     Tel Aviv on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip 

                                                                

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Haifa, IsraelCNN — 

Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets toward northern Israel on Sunday night, as Israeli forces remain on high alert for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies following the assassination of a top Hamas leader last month.

Rocket fire toward Israel by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon has become a near-daily occurrence since the outbreak of war in Gaza, as fears grow over the possibility of an Iranian attack that could escalate into a wider regional conflict.

The latest Hezbollah salvo was fired in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and in retaliation for Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the militant group said in a statement. It comes after Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli strike on the town of Ma’aroub, southern Lebanon, injured 12 people including six children.

About 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that some fell into open areas and no injuries were reported.

Earlier Sunday, the IDF said its instructions to the public had not changed amid a possible military response from Iranian forces to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.

“The IDF and the security establishment monitor our enemies and the developments in the Middle East, with an emphasis on Iran and Hezbollah, and constantly assess the situation,” IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said. “IDF forces are deployed and prepared in high readiness. If it becomes necessary to change the instructions, we will update about it in an orderly message on the official channels.”

Mediators in ceasefire-hostage talks between Israel and Hamas are making a renewed push to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table this week, as concerns grow that the conflict could spiral into a regional war.

On Sunday, CNN Political and Foreign Policy Analyst Barak Ravid reported that according to two sources, Israeli intelligence assessed Iranian forces could be planning an attack “within days, even before the August 15 hostage deal talks.”

Defense secretary orders submarine to Middle East, accelerates arrival of strike group ahead of anticipated Iran attack

 

                                                                                                                                                                            ( CNN)

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East and accelerated the arrival of a carrier strike group to the region ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack against Israel, the Pentagon said in a statement Sunday evening.

The USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered submarine armed with cruise missiles, was operating in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days, according to the Navy, having just completed training near Italy.

Austin ordered the submarine into the waters of the Middle East, the Pentagon said. The movement of US missile submarines is rarely revealed publicly, and the nuclear-powered vessels operate in near-complete secrecy.

The announcement of a submarine’s movement is a clear message of deterrence to Iran and its proxies, who the US and Israel believe are preparing for a potential large-scale attack on Israel.

The looming Iranian attack would come in response to Israel last month killing the top military commander for Iran’s most powerful proxy, Hezbollah in Lebanon. The next day, Israel is widely believed to have assassinated Hamas’ political leader in Tehran, which Israel has not admitted to carrying out.

The Israel Defense Forces reported Sunday evening that around 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon, though some fell into open areas and no injuries were reported. Hezbollah said overnight that the rockets were in support of “steadfast Palestinian people” in Gaza and in retaliation to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.

Austin’s announcement came in a readout of a call between the defense secretary and his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. The two spoke about “efforts to deter aggression by Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iran-aligned groups across the region,” the readout said.

Austin also ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its transit to the Middle East, the Pentagon said. The defense secretary had ordered the Lincoln strike group to the Middle East on August 2, but its ships carried out port calls in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands along the way, according to the Navy.

The Lincoln strike group consists of the carrier, which operates with stealth F-35C fighter jets, as well as several destroyers.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group has been operating in the waters of the Middle East for several weeks, giving the US a formidable presence in the region. The USS Wasp amphibious ready group, which includes a force of thousands of Marines capable of special operations, is already operating in the Mediterranean Sea.