Sri Lanka aims to touch 6.5 per cent growth
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Colombo/UNI: The newly formed Sri Lankan government is aiming to log a 6.5 per cent or higher GDP growth and prioritise national security in the island-nation.
Bangladesh factory fire leaves 10 deadÂ
Dec 15, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At least 10 people died as a fire broke out at a factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.
India not pushing anyone into Bangladesh: AK Abdul Momen
Dec 15, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At a time when India is witnessing major protests over the new citizenship[ law passed by the government, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said India is not pushing anyone to Bangladesh.
Taliban steps up attacks in Afghanistan following peace talks' pause in Doha
Dec 15, 2019, at 01:04 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Taliban militants have intensified attacks in Afghanistan following the pause in peace talks between the armed group and the US delegation in Qatar's capital Doha as the militants in latest offensive have killed nearly two dozen security personnel in the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday.
China suspends planned additional tariffs on some US products: Xinhua
Dec 15, 2019, at 11:42 am
Beijing/UNI: China suspended the planned additional tariffs on some US products to be implemented Sunday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said.
Four dead, 14 trapped in flooded mine in southwest
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:25 am
Chengdu/UNI: Four miners died while 14 others remained trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, authorities said Saturday.
Bangladesh: Daily Sangram Editor remanded under Digital Security Act
Dec 14, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: The Editor of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh mouthpiece 'Daily Sangram' was on Saturday placed on three-day remand in a case lodged under the Digital Security Act.
Nepal: Bus mishap leaves 30 hurt
Dec 14, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A bus mishap in Nepal's Nawalparasi district has left 30 people hurt, media reports said on Saturday.
2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s indictment: US welcomes move
Dec 14, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The United States has welcomed the Pakistan court's move of indicating 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and three of his top aides Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Mohammad, Mohammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal on terror financing charges.
Protesters force Pakistan woman officer to apologise after she calls for equal rights for minorities
Dec 14, 2019, at 06:03 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Protesters, mostly students, forced a Pakistan Administrative Service officer in Attock area of the country to apologise after she raised the issue of human rights for minorities, media reports said on Saturday.
Dec 14, 2019, at 05:36 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Hinting in what might be an outcome of a divide within terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, its chief and India's 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed's son Talha Saeed recently escaped an assassination attempt in a bombing incident close to Pakistan's Lahore city.
Afghanistan: Blast in Ghazni leaves 10 killed
Dec 13, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Kabul/IBNS/UNI: A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Friday left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan PM calls emergency Parliament session after lawyers attack minister
Dec 11, 2019, at 11:23 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday summoned an emergency Parliament session after lawyers allegedly attacked Punjab Provincial Minister for Information Fayyaz ul Hasan Choban in Punjab Institute of Cardiology here.
Bangladesh: Body of Chinese national recovered
Dec 11, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Body of a Chinese national has been recovered from Banani area of Bangladesh. media reports said on Wednesday.
Court grants bail to former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds
Dec 11, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds.
Afghanistan: Explosion close to Bagram Airbase leaves 1 dead
Dec 11, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least one person died and 62 others were hurt as an explosion rocked Bagram district of northern Parwan province close to Bagram airbase in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Terror financing: 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed charged by Pakistan court
Dec 11, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Lahore/IBNS: A Pakistan court on Wednesday indicted Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four others who were booked in July for offences pertaining to terror financing.
Car bomb explodes close to NATO convoy in Afghanistan: Reports
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:32 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb exploded early on Wednesday close to a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, media reported.
Social media giant Facebook removes Jamaat Islami Karachi's official page over Kashmir March
Dec 10, 2019, at 07:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: Social network giant Facebook on Monday removed Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter’s official page from its platform, allegedly over the party’s promotion of its Kashmir March, media reports said.
Bangladesh’s economic growth touches 8.15 pct in FY19
Dec 10, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh has registered an economic growth of 8.15 percent in fiscal 2018-19, media reports said.
CAB part of RSS' Hindu Rashtra design, violates human rights law: Imran Khan
Dec 10, 2019, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Intruding once again into India's internal matters, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday termed New Delhi's latest move to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees through Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as a part of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s design to turn India into a "Hindu Rashtra" or a Hindu country.
Panthapath hotel attack: Police press charges against 14 terrorists
Dec 09, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police on Monday pressed charges against 14 activists of the banned militant outfit “Neo JMB” in a case connected with the blast in a Dhaka hotel in 2017.
Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port City project
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:51 pm
Colombo/UNI: The Sri Lankan government will accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project built by China to ensure that it emerges as a new business hub in the island, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
Seven killed, two injured after truck turns over in SW China
Dec 08, 2019, at 08:44 am
Kunming/UNI: A heavy dump truck turned over on Saturday afternoon on a highway in southwest China's Yunan Province, leaving seven people dead and two injured, according to local authorities.
Pakistan: Blast in Lahore leaves 1 killed
Dec 07, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Lahore/IBNS: At least one person was killed as a blast rocked Pakistan's Lahore city on Saturday, media reports said.
London Bridge attacker Usman Khan laid to rest in Pakistan
Dec 07, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The London Bridge attacker Usman Khan was buried in his ancestral village in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Three family members fund dead in Barishal
Dec 07, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have recovered bodies of three members of a family from Barishal’s Banaripara area in Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said.
RAB arrest two suspected terrorists from DhakaÂ
Dec 06, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Thursday arrested two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from the country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Father sent to jail for raping teenage daughter
Dec 06, 2019, at 09:44 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday sent a man to jail for allegedly raping his daughter, media reports said on Friday.
Jalalabad: Japanese national with honorary Afghanistan citizenship killed
Dec 04, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A Japanese national with honorary Afghan citizenship died following an attack on him in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city, media reports said on Wednesday.