Sheikh Hasina feels India-Bangladesh relationship is now at its best

Aug 13, 2018, at 05:21 pm

Dhaka, Aug 13 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said currently the relationship of her nation with India has touched a newer height.

Afghanistan: Blast close to IEC central office kills 3

Aug 13, 2018, at 03:43 pm

Kabul, Aug 13 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a blast hit near the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in Pul-I-Charkhi area  of Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Taiwan hospital fire kills at least 9

Aug 13, 2018, at 11:18 am

Taipei, Aug 13 (IBNS): At least nine people have died as a fire broke out in a hospital in Taiwan, local media reports said.

Pakistan: One killed in Chaman blast

Aug 12, 2018, at 08:41 pm

Islamabad, Aug 12 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as a blast rocked Pakistan's Chaman area on Sunday, media reports said.

Group of 50 Taliban join peace process in Afghanistan

Aug 12, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Aug 12 (IBNS): A group of 50 Taliban fighters have joined the peace process in Afghanistan's Badghis province, media reports said on Sunday.

Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan PM on Aug 18: PTI

Aug 11, 2018, at 05:04 pm

Islamabad, Aug 11 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan will take oath on Aug 18.

Pakistan: Suicide blast near Saindak project employees' bus leaves six hurt

Aug 11, 2018, at 05:01 pm

Islamabad, Aug 11 (IBNS): A suicide blast  near a bus carrying employees of Saindak Copper Gold Project in Pakistan's Dalbandin area left at least six people injured on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 16 security personnel killed in Taliban attack

Aug 11, 2018, at 04:00 pm

Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province left at least 16 security personnel killed, media reports said on Saturday.

Unknown men kill military affairs expert Zalmai Wardak in Kabul

Aug 10, 2018, at 03:54 pm

Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): Unknown men killed military affairs expert General Zalmai Wardak in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Blast in Herat kills 3

Aug 10, 2018, at 09:06 am

Herat, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a blast which rocked Afghanistan's western Herat province on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Roadside blast leaves 13 injured

Aug 08, 2018, at 06:56 pm

Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): A roadside blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan left at least 13 people wounded, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Detained photographer Shahidul Alam shifted to hospital, Raghu Rai urges Sheikh Hasina for his release

Aug 08, 2018, at 02:15 pm

Dhaka, Aug 8 (IBNS): Internationally acclaimed photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, taken into custody by Bangladesh police for his criticism of the Government, was on Wednesday shifted to the hospital for treatment, media reports said quoting officials.

Pakistan: Supreme Court suspends HC ruling for recount in Imran's constituency

Aug 08, 2018, at 01:27 pm

Islamabad, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the Lahore  High Court's (LHC) order to re-tabulate results of NA-131 constituency and accepted PTI chief Imran Khan's petition against the ruling for hearing.

Sheikh Hasina meets Japanese minister in Dhaka, urges international community to persuade Myanmar to take back Rohingyas

Aug 08, 2018, at 09:19 am

Dhaka, Aug 8 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renewed her call to the international community, including Japan, to persuade Myanmar to take back Rohingyas who have crossed the border to enter her nation.

Bangladesh: Head of UN refugee agency calls on Asia-Pacific leaders to show ‘solidarity’ with Rohingya refugees

Aug 08, 2018, at 08:35 am

New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday urged government representatives and business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region to offer more support and protection for over 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar’s Rakhine State over the past year.

Imran Khan's stepdaughter Mehrunnisa Hayat joins PTI

Aug 07, 2018, at 05:38 pm

Islamabad, Aug 7 (IBNS): Mehrunnisa Hayat, the daughter of Imran Khan's wife Bushra, has joined her stepfather's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), media reports said.

Shift Shahidul Alam to hospital for treatment: Bangladesh HC directs jail authorities

Aug 07, 2018, at 05:14 pm

Dhaka, Aug 7 (IBNS): Bangladesh High Court on Tuesday directed jail authorities to send prisoned photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for his treatment.

Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh government to stop attacks on student protesters, critics

Aug 07, 2018, at 09:56 am

 Dhaka, Aug 7 (IBNS): Instead of prosecuting those responsible for unlawfully attacking student protesters demanding road safety, Bangladesh authorities are arresting students and targeting activists and journalists who are highlighting the abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. 

Pakistan: PTI formally announces Imran Khan as party's Prime Minister candidate

Aug 06, 2018, at 06:22 pm

Islamabad, Aug 6 (IBNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday formally nominated Imran Khan as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate.

Explosion in Kabul kills two ANA soldiers

Aug 06, 2018, at 06:14 pm

Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): An explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Monday killed at least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers on Monday, media reports said.

Khaleda Zia granted bail for six months in Comilla arson case

Aug 06, 2018, at 04:03 pm

Dhaka, Aug 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh High Court on Monday granted bail to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister of country Khaleda Zia for six months in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act 1974 in Comilla in 2015.

Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills at least 8 soldiers in Faryab province

Aug 06, 2018, at 12:16 pm

Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 15 people, including soldiers and militants, have been killed as the Taliban affiliated terrorists locked horns with members of security force in Afghanistan's Faryab province on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills one person in Jalalabad

Aug 05, 2018, at 10:35 pm

Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as suicide bombing targeted security forces checkpoint in PD1 in Behsud Pul Square in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills three NATO soldiers

Aug 05, 2018, at 08:16 pm

Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least three NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in central Parwan province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.

Armed men attack US envoy's cars in Bangladesh: US Embassy

Aug 05, 2018, at 06:59 pm

Dhaka, Aug 5 (IBNS): A group of armed men attacked a convoy of cars carrying the US envoy to Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

PTI to formally name Imran Khan as PM nominee tomorrow

Aug 05, 2018, at 05:11 pm

Islamabad, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set name its chief Imran Khan as the next prime ministerial candidate of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.

Rebuild torched schools in Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai

Aug 04, 2018, at 07:32 pm

Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS):  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has asked authorities to rebuild schools that have been torched down by unknown men in  Gilgit Baltistan's (GB) Diamer district of Pakistan.

Afghanistan mosque attack victims laid to rest

Aug 04, 2018, at 06:54 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A mass funeral of all the 34 victims of the suicide bombing in Afghanistan was held on a Shiite mosque in southeastern Paktia province on Saturday, media reports said.

Cylinder explosion in Pakistan leaves two dead

Aug 04, 2018, at 06:47 pm

Karachi, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least two people died when a cylinder exploded in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.

Imran Khan may take oath as PM on Aug 14: Reports

Aug 04, 2018, at 04:20 pm

Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan might take oath on Aug 14, media reports said.