Cold snap grips Bangladesh, hits normal life
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:35 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bone-chilling cold has slowed the wheels of normal life in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital of Dhaka.
Abdullah's team rejects Afghan presidential elections' preliminary result
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the preliminary result of Afghan presidential elections announced on Sunday as "fraudulent" and unacceptable.
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani tops preliminary election results
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is all set to return for a second term as the top leader of the country as he is nearing to emerge victorious in the Presidential polls.
Dhaka city polls to take place on Jan 30
Dec 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Dhaka will vote in the city's north and south city corporations polls on Jan 30, media reports said.
Dec 22, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when Pakistan PM Imran Khan shames 'secular' India on what he calls is now following a “Hindutva Supremacist fascist ideology”, the Islamic nation is pronouncing death sentences for blasphemy. The latest is a Multan court on Saturday sentencing Junaid Hafeez, a former university lecturer, to death on blasphemy charges.
Terror funding case: Pakistani court indicts Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Dec 21, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Friday indicted 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in a terror funding case.
Strong earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan
Dec 20, 2019, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/Islamabad/UNI: A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, with casualties and property damage feared.
RAB arrests four Ansarullah Bangla Team members
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials in Bangladesh on Thursday arrested four terrorists belonging to militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
IS using Afghanistan to prepare for Central Asia invasion - Russian Security Council Chief
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is consolidating its forces in Afghanistan in preparation for an invasion of the Central Asian countries, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday.
CAA may trigger nuclear conflict: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Dec 18, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Geneva/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tuesday issued a nuclear war threat to India over the last week passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act by the PM Narendra Modi-led government.
Nine children killed or maimed in Afghanistan every day: UN Children’s Fund
Dec 18, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: An average of nine children have been killed or maimed every day in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which describes the country as “the world’s most lethal warzone”.
Pakistan court awards death sentence to ex-military ruler in high treason case
Dec 17, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to country's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Balkh province leaves 18 hurt
Dec 17, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Balkh/IBNS: At least 18 people were injured in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Balkh province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf gets death penalty in high treason case
Dec 17, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday handed down death penalty to former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case, Pakistan media reported.
Peace will be ‘paramount’ issue for incoming Afghan Government: UN mission chief
Dec 17, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: The search for peace will remain of “paramount importance” to Afghanistan as the country awaits the outcome of the recent presidential election, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Afghanistan: Three cops killed in gunmen attack
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Herat/IBNS: A gunmen attack incident in Afghanistan's Herat city on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Sri Lanka aims to touch 6.5 per cent growth
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Colombo/UNI: The newly formed Sri Lankan government is aiming to log a 6.5 per cent or higher GDP growth and prioritise national security in the island-nation.
Bangladesh factory fire leaves 10 deadÂ
Dec 15, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At least 10 people died as a fire broke out at a factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.
India not pushing anyone into Bangladesh: AK Abdul Momen
Dec 15, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At a time when India is witnessing major protests over the new citizenship[ law passed by the government, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said India is not pushing anyone to Bangladesh.
Taliban steps up attacks in Afghanistan following peace talks' pause in Doha
Dec 15, 2019, at 01:04 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Taliban militants have intensified attacks in Afghanistan following the pause in peace talks between the armed group and the US delegation in Qatar's capital Doha as the militants in latest offensive have killed nearly two dozen security personnel in the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday.
China suspends planned additional tariffs on some US products: Xinhua
Dec 15, 2019, at 11:42 am
Beijing/UNI: China suspended the planned additional tariffs on some US products to be implemented Sunday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said.
Four dead, 14 trapped in flooded mine in southwest
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:25 am
Chengdu/UNI: Four miners died while 14 others remained trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, authorities said Saturday.
Bangladesh: Daily Sangram Editor remanded under Digital Security Act
Dec 14, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: The Editor of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh mouthpiece 'Daily Sangram' was on Saturday placed on three-day remand in a case lodged under the Digital Security Act.
Nepal: Bus mishap leaves 30 hurt
Dec 14, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A bus mishap in Nepal's Nawalparasi district has left 30 people hurt, media reports said on Saturday.
2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s indictment: US welcomes move
Dec 14, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The United States has welcomed the Pakistan court's move of indicating 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and three of his top aides Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Mohammad, Mohammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal on terror financing charges.
Protesters force Pakistan woman officer to apologise after she calls for equal rights for minorities
Dec 14, 2019, at 06:03 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Protesters, mostly students, forced a Pakistan Administrative Service officer in Attock area of the country to apologise after she raised the issue of human rights for minorities, media reports said on Saturday.
Dec 14, 2019, at 05:36 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Hinting in what might be an outcome of a divide within terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, its chief and India's 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed's son Talha Saeed recently escaped an assassination attempt in a bombing incident close to Pakistan's Lahore city.
Afghanistan: Blast in Ghazni leaves 10 killed
Dec 13, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Kabul/IBNS/UNI: A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Friday left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan PM calls emergency Parliament session after lawyers attack minister
Dec 11, 2019, at 11:23 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday summoned an emergency Parliament session after lawyers allegedly attacked Punjab Provincial Minister for Information Fayyaz ul Hasan Choban in Punjab Institute of Cardiology here.
Bangladesh: Body of Chinese national recovered
Dec 11, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Body of a Chinese national has been recovered from Banani area of Bangladesh. media reports said on Wednesday.