Afghanistan: 40 hurt in Taliban mortar attack on Faryab market

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Kabul, July 5 (IBNS): At least 40 people were hurt when  the Taliban militants shelled a local market in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Dhaka Mosque: Caretaker's body found

Jul 05, 2019, at 10:00 am

Dhaka, July 5 (IBNS): Police have recovered a body from an abandoned room in Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque in Dhaka’s Azimpur area, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Security forces kill 2 ISIS terrorists

Jul 05, 2019, at 09:44 am

Kabul, July 5 (IBNS):  The Afghan Special Forces killed two Islamic State terrorists in country's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Friday.

Boat carrying over 50 people capsizes in Pakistan

Jul 03, 2019, at 07:18 pm

Islamabad, Jul 3 (Xinhua): A boat carrying over 50 passengers capsized in Tarbela Lake in Pakistan's northwest district of Haripur on Wednesday, local media reported.

Bangladesh court sentences nine people to death and 25 others to life in prison for attacking train carrying Sheikh Hasina

Jul 03, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced nine people to death and 25 others to life in prison for attacking a train which was carrying current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago, media reports said.

Karachi Chinese consulate attack: Main suspect arrested

Jul 03, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Karachi, July 3 (IBNS): The main suspect in the Chinese consulate attack in Pakistan's Karachi city last year has been arrested, media reports said on Wednesday.

US government designates Balochistan Liberation Army as global terrorist group

Jul 03, 2019, at 05:13 pm

Islamabad, July 3 (IBNS): The US Department of State on Tuesday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Hizballah operative Husain Ali Hazzima as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (E.O.), officials said.  

Nine awarded death penalty, 25 life imprisonment for 1994 train attacks in Bangladesh

Jul 03, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Dhaka, Jul 3 (Xinhua/UNI) A court in Bangladesh Pabna district, some 216 km west of capital Dhaka, has handed death penalty to nine people for attacks on a train decades back with a view to assassinating then opposition leader and now incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

White House condemns Kabul attack, says it demonstrates Taliban’s callous disregard for their fellow Afghans

Jul 03, 2019, at 09:32 am

Washington, July 3 (IBNS): The White House on Wednesday condemned the coordinated Taliban attack in Kabul city on Monday that left several people injured or dead.

Afghan government condemns Taliban deadly attack in Kabul amid peace talks in Doha

Jul 02, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Kabul, Jul 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan government on Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly attack organized by the Taliban group in capital Kabul on Monday.

Bangladesh: Key suspect in Refat Shorif murder incident killed during alleged shootout

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:56 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): In an alleged shootout with the police, a key suspect in the killing of Refat Shorif in front of his wife in Barguna town of Bangladesh was killed, media reports said on Tuesday.

Easter Attacks: Sri Lankan officials arrest ex-police chief and former defence secretary

Jul 02, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Colombo, July 2 (IBNS): In a major development, Sri Lanka's former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera have been arrested over failing to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings this year that left over 250 people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Security forces kill five Taliban terrorists

Jul 02, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Kabul, July 2 (IBNS): While conducting separate operations, the Afghan Special Forces killed five Taliban terrorists in the country's Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.

UN Children’s Fund chief condemns 'horrific' Kabul bomb attack

Jul 02, 2019, at 09:47 am

New York, July 2 (IBNS): Scores of children were among the casualties following a bomb attack on a Government building in the Afghan capital of Kabul today, that hit nearby schools. The bombing was described by Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, as “horrific.”

Pakistan: Nine members of family killed, set on fire

Jul 01, 2019, at 05:50 pm

Islamabad, July 1 (IBNS); Nine members of a family were killed and then set on fire in Pakistan's Multan area, media reports said.

Dhaka: LDP leader Redwan detained with bullets at airport

Jul 01, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS): A leader of Liberal Democratic Party was detained at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city after seven bullets were found from him, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Heavy blast rocks Kabul, 1 killed

Jul 01, 2019, at 04:17 pm

Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 65 others were hurt as a blast rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: School headmaster arrested for allegedly raping student

Jul 01, 2019, at 09:53 am

Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS): Police have arrested a school headmaster in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar area for allegedly raping a student, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 30 BMP members sent to jail in Hasina train attack case of 1994

Jun 30, 2019, at 08:25 pm

Dhaka, June 30 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi court has sent to jail 30 BNP members charged with conducting an armed attack on a train carrying Awami League president and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago after withdrawing their bail, local media reported.

Prince William and Kate to visit Pakistan this year

Jun 30, 2019, at 06:50 pm

Islamabad, June 30 (IBNS): Pakistan will have a key guest this Autumn when Duke of Cambridge Prince William and his wife Kate will visit the country, officials confirmed on Sunday.  

Taliban attack leaves eight killed in Afghanistan

Jun 30, 2019, at 06:29 pm

Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a Taliban attack incident in Maroof district compound in the southern province of Afghanistan's Kandahar, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghan airstrikes kill 10 militants in East Afghanistan

Jun 30, 2019, at 11:59 am

Gardez, Afghanistan, Jun 30 (Xinhua): At least 10 militants have been confirmed dead as fighting aircraft pounded Taliban hideouts in Gardasira district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, provincial police spokesman Sardar Wali Tabasam said on Sunday.

RAB detains 1 man from Chattogram with 9,910 yaba

Jun 29, 2019, at 11:04 pm

Dhaka, June 29 (IBNS): Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday claimed to have detained an alleged drug peddler with 9,910 pieces of yaba pills from Kotwali area of country's Chattogram city, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban's IED expert dies in explosion

Jun 29, 2019, at 06:43 pm

Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): A Taliban group member, who was an expert in improvised explosive devices, died in an explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistani PM orders stern action against hoarding, unreasonable price hike

Jun 28, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Islamabad, June 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take stern action against the people involved in hoarding, and unreasonable rising prices of food staples, local media reported Friday.

Dhaka: Nigerian national detained with methamphetamine

Jun 28, 2019, at 05:43 pm

Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Department of Narcotics Control, or DNC, have arrested a Nigerian national who was carrying methamphetamine in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 7 ISIS terrorists killed during operation conducted by security forces

Jun 28, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Kabul, June 28 (IBNS): During an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, at least seven ISIS terrorists have been killed, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: School teacher detained for allegedly raping 20 students

Jun 28, 2019, at 04:44 pm

Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB on Thursday detained a teacher for allegedly raping at least 20 female students in Narayanganj area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.

'Words must never be met with violence' urges UN, following Taliban threat to journalists

Jun 28, 2019, at 09:55 am

New York, June 28 (IBNS): Following last week’s public threats by Taliban militants to deliberately target media outlets in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission chief in the country reiterated his call on Thursday for journalists’ rights to be protected, underlining the power of press freedom to advance peace, justice and human rights.

All leading suspects for Easter attacks nabbed, says Sri Lanka President

Jun 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm

Colombo, Jun 26 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday that he was satisfied with the security situation in the island country as all leading suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks had been apprehended or killed.