Bangladesh building fire: Death toll touches 25
Mar 29, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Dhaka, Mar 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the massive fire, which broke out at a high-rise building in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's upscale Banani area on Thursday, has touched 25, media reports said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Dhaka highrise, people trapped inside
Mar 28, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Dhaka, Mar 28 (Xinhua): A massive fire broke out in a high-rise commercial building in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka's upmarket Banani on Thursday afternoon, leaving unknown number of people trapped, fire service personnel said.
Hindu minor girl abducted in Pakistan
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Islamabad, Mar 27 (IBNS): A minor Hindu girl was allegedly kidnapped in Jam Khan Pitafi village of Pakistan, her father has said.
BSF seizes cattle, other items worth Rs 49 lakh in Meghalaya while being smuggled to Bangladesh
Mar 27, 2019, at 12:01 pm
Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) have seized cattle and contraband drugs worth Rs 49 lakh along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya within a week.
Four suicide bombers killed in operation in SW Pakistan
Mar 27, 2019, at 10:03 am
Islamabad, Mar 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani security officials said on Tuesday that four terrorists were killed by detonating their explosives after security forces conducted an operation in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, local media reported.
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif granted bail on medical ground for six weeks
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Islamabad, Mar 26 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was granted bail by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday for six weeks to obtain medical treatment within the country.
Bangladesh: Security forces arrest president of Jatiyatabadi Cyber Dal
Mar 25, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Dhaka, Mar 25 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have claimed they have arrested a man who is the president of the Jatiyatabadi Cyber Dal on charge of making derogatory remark about the Liberation War and spreading anti-state propaganda through social media, as per local media reports on Monday.
Afghanistan: Kunduz airstrike kills 13 civilians
Mar 25, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Kabul, Mar 25 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by international military forces on the night of Friday to Saturday in Kunduz in support of pro-Government forces on the ground killed 13 civilians and injured three more, according to preliminary findings of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Mar 25, 2019, at 09:00 am
Islamabad, Mar 25 (IBNS): Amid reports that two minor Hindu girls were allegedly kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam, six people have been arrested after Pakistan PM Imran Khan directed to investigate the matter, media reports said on Monday.
Myanmar: 16 killed, 48 hurt in warehouse explosion
Mar 24, 2019, at 08:33 pm
Yangon, Mar 24 (Xinhua): At least 16 people were killed and 48 others injured in a warehouse explosion in Myanmar's eastern Shan state Nyi Rang, external relation officer of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) in Lashio said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill burqa-clad terrorist
Mar 24, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Kabul, Mar 24 (IBNS): A burqa-clad suspected terrorist was killed by Afghanistan security forces in northern Faryab province of the country, media reports said.
11 militants killed in separate incidents in eastern Afghanistan
Mar 24, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, Mar 24 (Xinhua): At least 11 militants have been killed, eight wounded and seven others arrested following separate clashes in two eastern Afghan provinces, authorities said Sunday.
Afghan lawmaker shot dead in southern province
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:30 pm
Kandhar, Afghanistan, March 23 (Xinhua/UNI) An Afghan lawmaker was shot dead in Kandahar city, capital of southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, in a latest targeted killing in the country, local police confirmed.
Wall inside Pakistan school collapses, six killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad, Mar 23 (IBNS): The wall inside a school in Pakistan's Gujranwala on Saturday left five children and one woman killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets Farmer’s Day Ceremony in Helmand, 3 killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): A blast targeted a Farmer’s Day ceremony at a local stadium in southern city of Lashkargah in Helmand area of Afghanistan and left at least three people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Sixteen militants killed in N Afghan airstrikes
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 16 militants were killed and 15 others wounded after Afghan Air Force launched airstrikes against Taliban positions in the country's northern province of Faryab, authorities said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest two IED makers
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Afghan armed forces on Saturday arrested two people who were experts in creating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kapisa province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Four killed in Afghanistan blasts
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:16 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (UNI): At least four people were killed while 10 others sustained injuries after two explosions rocked Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand during the New Year celebrations on Saturday, a local official said.
Two US service members killed during operation in Afghanistan
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Kabul, Mar 22 (IBNS): Two U.S. service members were killed while conducting an operation in Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.
Pakistani authorities say secured release of four abducted Iranian soldiers
Mar 21, 2019, at 11:54 am
Moscow, Mar 21 (Sputnik) The Pakistani security forces helped release four Iranian servicemen, kidnapped last year, during an operation near the Pakistani-Afghan border, Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday, adding that the freed soldiers were being handed over to Tehran.
Pakistan: Six killed in check post firing
Mar 20, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Islamabad, Mar 20 (UNI): At least six security personnel were killed when unknown militants opened fire at a security check post in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, local reports and officials said.
Bangladesh: Train hits motorcycle, three killed
Mar 20, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Dhaka, Mar 20 (IBNS): At least three people were killed when the motorcycle, which they were riding, was hit by a train in Bangladesh's Gopalganj area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Five militants killed, 7 injured in eastern Afghan provinces
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:54 pm
Jalalabad, Mar 19 (Xinhua) Five Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in clashes in two eastern Afghan provinces on Monday as fighting rages in the country, authorities said Tuesday.
Afghan special forces kill 35 Taliban militants in country's north
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (Sputnik/UNI): Afghan Special Forces have killed at least 35 Taliban terrorists and destroyed a large cache of weapons and explosives in the Taliban-dominated Kunduz province in the country's north, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka receives highest ever FDIs of 2.37 billion USD in 2018
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Colombo, Mar 19 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka received its highest ever foreign direct investments (FDI) of 2.37 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 38 percent from 1.78 billion US dollars received a year earlier, the state owned Board of Investment said here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Awami League leader found dead in Sunamganj
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Dhaka, Mar 19 (IBNS): A union level leader of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League was found dead in the country's Sunamganj Sadar upazila on Tuesday, media reports said.
One of the seven Indian nationals kidnapped in Afghanistan returns home: MEA
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Kabul, Mar 19 (IBNS): One of the seven Indian nationals, who was kidnapped in Baghlan province of Afghanistan in May 2018, has safely returned to India, Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Monday.
Bangladesh: Election officer among seven shot dead at Rangamati
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNI): Seven people including an election officer and law enforcement persons were killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati hill district on Monday evening.
Dhaka: Two Saudia air hostesses detained with gold bars
Mar 18, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Dhaka, Mar 18 (IBNS): Two air hostesses of the Saudia airlines on Monday were detained by customs house officials after four kilograms of gold bars were found from their possession.
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, Justin Trudeau urge global community to unite and fight terrorism
Mar 18, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka, Mar 18 (IBNS): Days after New Zealand witnessed a terror attack incident, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Monday spoke and urged the global community to unite and fight against terrorism.