Afghanistan: Two Taliban sympathizers arrested
Jul 16, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): During an operation, Afghanistan security forces have arrested two Taliban sympathizers from Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.
At least 11 Taliban fighters killed in security operations across Afghanistan - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:34 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least eleven Taliban militants were killed in separate operations and airstrikes carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported.
Over 35 civilians killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan's Urozgan province: Lawmaker
Jul 15, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Kabul, Jul 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 35 civilians were killed on the night into Monday in foreign forces' airstrikes on Gezab District in the central Afghan province of Urozgan, local lawmaker Qudratullah Rahimi told Sputnik.
US soldier killed by enemy small arms fire in Afghanistan
Jul 15, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): The US Department of Defense on Monday announced the death of a soldier in Afghanistan who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves 2 children killed
Jul 15, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): At least two children were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Jul 15, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Dhaka, July 15 (IBNS): Before wrapping up his visit to Bangladesh, South Korea PM Lee Nak-yon on Monday paid his rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Former Bangladesh President and military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad passes away
Jul 14, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Dhaka, July 14 (IBNS): Former Bangladesh President and military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad on Sunday passed away in Dhaka, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast kills 5 policemen
Jul 14, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Kabul, July 14 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan on Saturday left at least five policemen killed, media reports said.
Attackers storm hotel in Northwestern Afghanistan, 5 police officers injured: authorities
Jul 13, 2019, at 06:41 pm
Kabul, Jul 13 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of attackers carrying explosives stormed a hotel in the northwestern Afghan province of Badghis on Saturday, Afghan authorities said, adding that five police officers had been injured.
Corruption won't be tolerated in Bangladesh, says PM Sheikh Hasina
Jul 13, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Dhaka, Jul 13 (UNI) Reaffirming that corruption in Bangladesh will not be tolerated, prime minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the top government officials to keep more vigil against corruption so that this menace does not affect the country’s development in any way.
Afghanistan: Special Forces nab ISIS terror group leader from Pul-e-Khumri city
Jul 13, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul, July 13 (IBNS): In a major development, Afghan Special Forces have arrested a prominent member of the terrorist group ISIS from Afghanistan's Pul-e-Khumri city,media reports said.
Bangladesh: 3 JMB terrorists held
Jul 13, 2019, at 09:15 am
Dhaka, July 13 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have arrested three suspected members of banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) group from Chittagong, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets wedding party, 20 killed
Jul 13, 2019, at 07:43 am
Kabul, July 13 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed as a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: WFP increases response in Cox's Bazar
Jul 12, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Dhaka, July 12 (UNI): Days of heavy monsoon rain and wind have pounded the refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh since July 4, leading to loss of life, displacing 5,600 people, and damaging thousands of homes, said the UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) on Friday.
Train collision kills 11, injures 67 in Pakistan
Jul 11, 2019, at 12:15 pm
Islamabad, July 11 (UNI): Nearly a dozen people lost their lives and almost 70 others sustained injuries in Pakistan's Punjab on Thursday as a result of a deadly collision between passenger and freight trains, local media reported.
Jul 10, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised Bangladesh and said the country has been the best teacher in the region of climate change adaptation.
'Mentally disturbed' man hacks to death three in Bangladesh
Jul 10, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): A “mentally disturbed” man allegedly hacked to death three people in Bangladesh's Cumilla area, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): Heavy flooding and landslides in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, has left thousands of children and families in an increasingly dire situation with critical infrastructure damaged or destroyed, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, while scaling up relief efforts to those vulnerable children.
World Bank Chief Executive Officer arrives in Bangladesh tomorrow
Jul 10, 2019, at 09:11 am
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): The World Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Dhaka tomorrow on her first visit to Bangladesh.
Pakistani news anchor shot dead in Karachi
Jul 10, 2019, at 08:48 am
Karachi, July 10 (IBNS): A Pakistani news channel's anchorperson was gunned down by gunman in Karachi city's Defence area on Tuesday night, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Schoolboy hacked to death in Gazipur
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Dhaka, July 9 (IBNS): Unidentified attackers hacked to death a school boy in Bangladesh's Gazipur city on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rape suspect killed in alleged gunfight in Mymensingh
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Dhaka, July 9 (IBNS): A rape suspect has been killed during an alleged shootout with police in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: ISIS-K militant among 5 killed during Special Forces raid
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): The security forces conducted separate operations in Herat, Farah and Nangarahr provinces of Afghanistan and killed at least five terrorists, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina attacks US congressman for proposal on attaching Rakhine with Bangladesh
Jul 08, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Dhaka, July 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticized US congressman for his proposal to attach Myanmar’s Rakhine State with her nation to end the Rohingya crisis, media reports said.
Massive forest fire breaks out in Sri Lanka
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Colombo, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The Sri Lanka Airforce on Monday dispatched a Bell 212 helicopter to douse a massive forest fire which broke out in the Maragala Mountain area in Moneragala, in the Uva Province over the weekend, local media reports said.
Four civilians injured as blast hits Afghan eastern Jalalabad city
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Four civilians were injured on Monday as a blast rocked Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogiani said.
Afghanistan: ISIS recruitment ring busted in Kabul, university lecturer arrested
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:44 am
Kabul, July 8 (IBNS): In a major development, three people, including a university lecturer, were arrested as security forces busted a recruitment ring of ISIS terrorist group from Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Chinese national held from Dhaka airport with 28 gold bars
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:34 am
Dhaka, July 8 (IBNS): Security officials have detained a Chinese national from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 28 gold bars, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Key suspect in child rape incident arrested
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Dhaka, July 7 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Police have arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl from Dhaka's Bonogram area, media reports said.
Suicide car bombing kills 12 in Afghanistan
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:26 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): A suicide car bombing incident tin Afghanistan's PD3 area of the city of Ghazni left at least 12 people killed, media reports said.