'A profound loss for Bangladesh politics': Sheikh Hasina mourns Khaleda Zia’s death
Dec 30, 2025, at 10:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mourned the demise of her predecessor, Khaleda Zia, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80.
End of an era: Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia passes away at 80
Dec 30, 2025, at 08:08 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 80 on Tuesday.
Minority under fire: Hindu houses torched in Bangladesh village
Dec 29, 2025, at 04:29 pm
At least five houses belonging to Hindu families were set on fire in Dumritala village of Bangladesh’s Pirojpur district, in what is being perceived as another incident refelcting a surge in attacks on religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country.
Hindus form own political party in Bangladesh after lynching horror, target over 40 seats
Dec 29, 2025, at 02:47 pm
The Hindu community in Bangladesh has launched a political outfit of its own ahead of the general elections scheduled for next year, amid a surge in attacks on minorities following the fall of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024.
Political bombshell in Bangladesh: Student-led NCP joins hands with Islamist Jamaat ahead of polls
Dec 29, 2025, at 10:58 am
The National Citizen Party (NCP), a political outfit formed by student leaders who spearheaded the July–August 2024 uprising that led to the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has announced a seat-sharing agreement with one of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist parties ahead of the general elections scheduled for next year.
Night of Terror: Deadly blaze at Indonesian retirement home leaves 16 dead
Dec 29, 2025, at 10:08 am
At least 16 people were killed after a fire broke out at a retirement home in Indonesia’s Manado city on Sulawesi island, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Police claim Hadi’s killer fled to India
Dec 28, 2025, at 11:33 pm
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday claimed that the prime accused in the killing of radical leader Osman Sharif Hadi has fled to India.
Indian-origin man’s death sparks Musk’s scathing attack on Canada’s health system
Dec 28, 2025, at 11:02 pm
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has criticised Canada’s healthcare system following the death of a 44-year-old Indian-origin man who allegedly waited nearly eight hours for treatment at a hospital in Edmonton.
Dec 28, 2025, at 07:58 pm
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari made a striking revelation during a recent rally, admitting that he was advised to take shelter in a bunker during the four-day conflict with India in May, following the launch of Operation Sindoor.
Bomb factory inside a Bangladeshi madrasa? Explosion near Dhaka injures children, explosives found
Dec 28, 2025, at 06:25 pm
At least four people, including two children, were injured after a bomb exploded inside a madrasa in the southern Keraniganj area of Bangladesh, located near the capital Dhaka, local media reported.
Dec 28, 2025, at 03:42 pm
The health condition of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia remains critical, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said late Saturday night.
‘Horrific’: US Congressman reacts to Hindu lynching in Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2025, at 03:04 pm
Indian-origin US Congressman Ro Khanna has condemned the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh as “horrific,” an incident that has triggered global outrage and protests.
London protest turns violent: Khalistani groups storm rally over Hindu lynching in Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2025, at 01:59 pm
Khalistani proxies on Saturday disrupted a peaceful protest held outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London against the mob lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, sources told CNN-News18.
Dec 27, 2025, at 11:28 pm
Pakistan is witnessing an unprecedented outflow of skilled professionals even as its military leadership frames the trend as a strategic advantage rather than a national setback.
Mark Carney speaks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine peace talks
Dec 27, 2025, at 10:24 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday to discuss recent developments in ongoing peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
Exile ends, ballot begins: Tarique Rahman registers as voter as Bangladesh heads to polls
Dec 27, 2025, at 05:30 pm
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who recently returned to Bangladesh after ending a 17-year exile, on Saturday visited the Election Commission (EC) to register as a voter ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections.
German Red Cross faces sharp donation decline in 2025 amid inflation, donor fatigue
Dec 27, 2025, at 04:22 pm
Berlin/DPA: People in Germany are less willing to donate, figures from the German Red Cross (DRK) showed, with donations down by about €10 million ($11.8 million) so far this year, the Rheinische Post reported in a story to be published on Saturday.
Libyan general's fatal Turkey plane crash: Black box heads to Germany for neutral analysis
Dec 27, 2025, at 03:56 pm
Berlin/DPA: The black box recovered from the plane crash in Turkey that killed a Libyan general and his companions is being sent to Germany for evaluation, the Libyan Interior Ministry said on Thursday evening.
No German boots in Gaza—for now: Berlin rules out joining peace force as war drags on
Dec 27, 2025, at 01:45 pm
Berlin/DPA: Germany will not participate in an international stabilisation force (ISF) to implement the Gaza peace plan "in the foreseeable future," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.
Christmas horror in Paris: Knife attack leaves three women injured, suspect arrested
Dec 27, 2025, at 10:33 am
French police have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing of three women near Paris metro stations on Friday, authorities said.
From briefing room to baby bump: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt expecting second child
Dec 27, 2025, at 10:21 am
Washington DC/IBNS: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that she is expecting her second child, a baby girl, due in May 2026.
Dec 27, 2025, at 09:08 am
At least 25 people were injured after an Islamist mob attacked a concert by popular Bangladeshi rock icon James in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh, forcing the event to be cancelled on Friday evening.
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Florida as US-led peace talks with Russia enter critical phase
Dec 26, 2025, at 10:15 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, marking a significant moment in ongoing efforts to bring Russia’s full-scale war to an end.
Israeli reservist soldier dismissed after ramming ATV into praying Palestinian in West Bank
Dec 26, 2025, at 09:48 pm
An Israeli reservist soldier was dismissed from military service after he rammed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a Palestinian man who was praying by the roadside in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said on Thursday.
Why Tarique Rahman’s homecoming is rattling Jamaat—and reshaping India’s stakes in Bangladesh
Dec 26, 2025, at 08:00 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman after 17 years in exile has triggered political tremors across Bangladesh—and not least because of what it could mean for India.
Dec 26, 2025, at 06:00 pm
Demonstrators staging a sit-in protest over the alleged enforced disappearance of four members of a family, including two women, continued to block the CPEC Highway in Pakistan’s Kech district for a third consecutive day on Thursday.
Legal immunity for Pakistan Defence Chief Munir sparks controversy, Islamic scholar calls it ‘haram’
Dec 26, 2025, at 04:25 pm
A sign of growing discontent in Pakistan has emerged as a senior Islamic scholar from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) publicly questioned the legal immunity granted to Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir under the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
Press under attack: Bangladesh jails two men over violent assaults on Prothom Alo, The Daily Star
Dec 26, 2025, at 03:30 pm
A Bangladesh court on Thursday sent two men to jail in connection with vandalism, arson and looting at the Dhaka offices of the country’s leading newspapers, The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, during last week’s unrest following the death of anti-India leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
Dec 26, 2025, at 02:47 pm
The family of a 44-year-old Indian-origin man has alleged medical negligence after he reportedly died of a suspected cardiac arrest following an eight-hour wait for treatment at a hospital in Edmonton, Canada.
Bloodshed during prayer: Deadly blast rocks mosque in Nigeria, five dead
Dec 26, 2025, at 10:16 am
At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a bomb blast ripped through a crowded mosque in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state, media reports said on Friday.