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.

Bangladesh is our best teacher in climate change adaptation, says former UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Dhaka

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.

‘Brutal weather’ continues as Rohingya refugee children endure devastating rainfall in Bangladesh

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.

Bangladesh joins hand with UNDP to benefit Bangladeshi women, girls for climate resilient solutions

Jul 07, 2019, at 06:55 pm

Dhaka, July 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Bangladeshi Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a six-year project benefiting almost 700,000 people mostly women and adolescent girls for climate resilient solutions.

Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS leader in Kunduz

Jul 07, 2019, at 05:08 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS):  The Afghan Special Forces have arrested a leader of the ISIS terrorist group from Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Sunday.

World Bank appoints new country director for Afghanistan

Jul 07, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Afghanistan, Henry Kerali,has  joined the Kabul office, officials said on Sunday.  

Half day strike against gas price hike in Bangladesh

Jul 07, 2019, at 10:30 am

Dhaka, July 7 (UNI): Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, in Bangladesh will enforce a half-day nationwide hartal on Sunday protesting at the recent hike in gas prices.

Bangladesh: Seven year old Wari girl raped before murder

Jul 06, 2019, at 04:19 pm

Dhaka, July 6 (IBNS): Body of a seven-year-old girl, who was recovered from  an under-construction building at Dhaka’s Wari area, was raped before she was murdered, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill Taliban’s Red Unit commander for Takhar

Jul 06, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): Airstrikes conducted by Afghanistan security forces in Takhar province of the country killed the Red Unit commander of the Taliban group, media reports said.

Scores of Rohingya refugee shelters in Bangladesh destroyed by flooding

Jul 06, 2019, at 06:47 am

New York, July 6 (IBNS): Heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh have drenched the Cox’s Bazar settlement, home to more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees, destroying some 273 shelters, and injuring 11 people, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The huge refugee camp has been hit by three days of non-stop rain, and more heavy downpours are expected throughout next week, with four months of the monsoon season still to go.

Over 20 people injured in explosion at mosque in eastern Afghanistan- local officials

Jul 06, 2019, at 05:53 am

Kabul, Jul 5 (Sputnik/UNI): At least 21 people were injured on Friday in a powerful explosion that hit a mosque in the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni, local officials told Sputnik.

Teenage boy arrested in Dhaka for allegedly raping minor

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Dhaka, July 5 (IBNS): A teenage boy has been arrested in Bangladesh for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in country's capital Dhaka city, media reports said.