Afghanistan: Nangarhar mosque blasts trigger worldwide condemnation
Oct 19, 2019, at 03:13 pm
Kabul: The blasts, which rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area and left 62 people dead, earned widespread condemnation from across the world.
Afghanistan: Blasts in mosque leave 62 killed, triggers widespread condemnation
Oct 19, 2019, at 06:57 am
Kabul/IBNS: Two blasts rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province when Friday's prayer was going on and left 62 people killed and over 50 others injured, triggered widespread condemnation from across the world, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar mosque leaves 62 dead
Oct 18, 2019, at 10:25 pm
Kabul: At least 62 people were killed in a bomb blast during a prayer at a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area, media reports said.
Blacklist: FATF to decide on Pakistan today
Oct 18, 2019, at 09:59 am
Paris: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) might take the final decision on whether to blacklist Pakistan or to keep it on its grey list on Friday, media reports said.
Record-high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan: UN Report
Oct 18, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York: Afghanistan has seen record-high levels of civilian casualties in the third quarter of 2019, stemming mainly from the violence between rival political party supporters, the UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) revealed in a report published Thursday, which concluded that more must be done to protect the country’s people.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast leaves 2 dead in Laghman
Oct 16, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Kabul: A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Wednesday left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Election-related violence claims 85 lives in Afghanistan: UN report
Oct 16, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York: Eighty-five people were killed and another 373 injured during attacks related to the recent presidential election in Afghanistan, a report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA, reveals.
Bangladesh: Foreign Min for more initiatives under PPP in ICT
Oct 15, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday underlined the need for taking more initiatives under the public-private partnership (PPP) in ICT sector, terming Bangladesh as a perfect platform of innovation.
Bangladesh: Another Abrar murder suspect arrested
Oct 15, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested another key suspected in connection with the murder of BUET student Abrar.
Pakistan likely to be placed in FATF 'Dark Grey' list
Oct 15, 2019, at 09:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan might be facing strong action by international terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and maybe put in the 'Dark Grey List', media reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill school principal in Kabul
Oct 14, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Kabul: A school principal was killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Pakistan
Oct 14, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Islamabad, Oct 14 (Xinhua) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked several cities in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern areas on Monday morning, the country's National Seismic Monitoring Center (NSMC) said.
Bangladesh: 8 'militants' indicted in Dipon murder case
Oct 13, 2019, at 09:34 pm
Dhaka: An anti-terror tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday framed charges against eight members of banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)' terror group in connection with the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon in 2016.
Taliban militants kill district governor of Afghanistan's Wardak province
Oct 13, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Kabul (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban militants on Sunday killed Raz Mohammad Waziri, the governor of the Jaghatu district of Afghanistan's central province of Wardak, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Bangladesh summons UN resident coordinator over Abrar remarks
Oct 13, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned UN resident coordinator in Dhaka, Mia Seppo, over the intergovernmental organisation’s statement on the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.
FATF meeting: Pakistani delegation leaves for Paris
Oct 13, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Islamabad: At a time when the country has been placed in the grey list, a Pakistani delegation, which is headed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar, on Sunday left for Paris city to attend the Financial Action Task Force session.
Imran Khan to visit Tehran, Riyadh on Sunday in mediation efforts
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:35 am
Riyadh, Oct 13 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay an official visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of his mediation efforts aimed to ease tension between the two countries.
Xi Jinping announces Rs 56 billion assistance for Nepal over next two years
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:04 am
Kathmandu, Oct 13 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has held the crucial round of Informal Summit deliberations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, has said he was impressed by the "love" and cordial relations between Nepal and China.
Hong Kong protesters use Molotov cocktails at city's metro station - Police
Oct 12, 2019, at 11:54 pm
Beijing, Oct 12 (Sputnik) Protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday threw Molotov cocktails inside the Kowloon Tong metro station amid ongoing unrest in the city, local police said in a statement, adding that nobody got hurt as a result of the incident.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks BUET students to call off their stir
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that there was no justification for continuing the movement at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus after the demands of the students had been met by the authorities.
Xi arrives in Nepal for state visit
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Saturday for a state visit to Nepal. It is the first visit by a Chinese president to the South Asian country in 23 years.
Nepal road accident leaves 11 dead
Oct 12, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Kathmandu: At least 11 people lost their lives as the bus in which they were traveling on veered off the road in Indrawati Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district of Nepal on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
S Korea to reduce number of troops by 100,000 by 2022 – Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Seoul, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korea will reduce the number of troops in its reserves by 100,000 by 2022, media reported on Friday.
S Korean President to skip Japanese Emperor’s enthronement amid trade row : Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, an official at the presidential office said Friday.
Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists arrested
Oct 11, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested four suspected terrorists from capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.
Abrar murder in Bangladesh: Police arrest BUET BCL leader Amit Saha
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka: Police have arrested another key suspect in the murder of engineering student Abrar Fahad inside a residential hall of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology or BUET.
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New York: “Multiple” airstrikes by the US military on alleged methamphetamine drug labs in a remote area of western Afghanistan earlier this year, killed or injured dozens of civilians who should not have been treated as military targets, the UN said on Wednesday.
Bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh reached a special height: Sheikh Hasina
Oct 10, 2019, at 10:38 am
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India have reached to a special height following her four-day official visit to India from Oct 3 to 6.
At least 4 Taliban fighters killed in security operations in Afghanistan: Reports
Oct 09, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Moscow, Oct 9 (Sputnik) At least four Taliban militants were killed and 15 others detained in separate operations carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.
Results of Afghan Presidential race may be announced later than scheduled – Commission
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:36 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The results of the Afghan presidential election may be announced later than on October 19 as it was initially scheduled, Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretary Habibur Rahman Nang said on Tuesday. The vote was held on September 28, despite the unstable political situation in the country.