Four killed in blast at Bangladesh Eid prayers, gun battle continues

Jul 07, 2016, at 05:40 pm

Dhaka, Jul 7 (IBNS) : In the second terror strike in Bangladesh in less than a week's time, at least four people, including a policeman, were killed and seven cops injured on Thursday after a bomb exploded near a mass Eid prayer congregation, reports said.

4 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Jul 07, 2016, at 01:18 am

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): A suicide attack hit northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan on Wednesday which killed at least four people, emdia reports said.

Afghanistan observes Eidul Fitr

Jul 06, 2016, at 11:47 pm

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS):Amid tight security, Eidul Fitr was observed in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan to observe Eid tomorrow

Jul 06, 2016, at 05:46 am

Islamabad, July 5 (IBNS) Pakistan is all set to observe Eidul Fitr on Wednesday.

Dhaka restaurant attack: 2 suspects detained

Jul 05, 2016, at 03:48 am

Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS): Bangladesh Police chief AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday said two persons have been arrested for their suspected connection to the militant attack on a cafe in Dhaka.

Pakistan rejects 'ISI' role in Dhaka terror attack

Jul 04, 2016, at 10:48 pm

Islamabad/Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday rejected Bangladesh government's allegations that the nation's official spy agency Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) was involved in Dhaka's terrorist attack.

Tributes paid to terror attack victims in a moving ceremony in Dhaka

Jul 04, 2016, at 09:09 pm

Dhaka, Jul 4 (IBNS): At a ceremony at the Army Stadium in Banani in Dhaka, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday, paid tribute to the hostages and policemen who were killed in Friday's terrorist attack.

Bangladesh attack: John Kerry calls Sheikh Hasina, offers FBI assistance

Jul 04, 2016, at 02:54 pm

Dhaka, July 4 (IBNS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the recent attack at a restaurant in capital Dhaka that left several people, including foreigners, killed, officials said.

Sheikh Hasina to pay tribute to Dhaka cafe attack victim tomorrow

Jul 04, 2016, at 03:47 am

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday will pay tribute to the victims of the militant attack at a cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday.

People pay tribute to the victims of Bangladesh terror attack

Jul 04, 2016, at 03:23 am

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Relatives and friends of the victims of the Dhaka cafe attack and others paid tribute to the people, who were killed in the incident, at the entrance of Road 79 in Gulshan on Sunday.

Afghanistan: 50 Taliban killed in airstrikes

Jul 04, 2016, at 12:22 am

Kabul, July 3 (IBNS) Fifty Taliban fighters have been killed in airstrikes in the Arghistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan's ISI connected to Bangladesh attack?

Jul 03, 2016, at 10:17 pm

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): Days after a deadly militant attack at a cafe in Bangladesh capital Dhaka left 20 hostages killed, a top official of the country claimed that Pakistan's powerful ISI or military spy agency might be involved in the crime.

Local terrorists responsible for Dhaka siege: Bangladesh Govt

Jul 03, 2016, at 06:22 pm

Dhaka, July 3 (IBNS): In a recent development, the Bangladesh government on Sunday said that it was not terror group ISIS but all local terrorists responsible for the brutal siege attack in Dhaka's upscale restaurant Gulshan, which left 20 hostages killed, media reports said.

Shiekh Hasina urges people to keep faith on her govt

Jul 03, 2016, at 02:26 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people of the Asian nation to keep faith on her government after the country witnessed a bloody attack carried out by militants at a cafe in capital Dhaka's Gulshan area which left several people, including foreigners, on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast kills 2

Jul 03, 2016, at 12:48 am

Kabul, July 2 (IBNS); At least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in suicide attack at Jalalabad area in Afghanistan on Saturday media reports said.

Dhaka hostage crisis: 20 foreigners, 6 terrorists killed

Jul 02, 2016, at 10:04 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi Army on Saturday said that 20 foreigners were killed by heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to terror outfit ISIS after being taken hostage at a restaurant in the capital city Dhaka on Friday evening.

Rescued hostages say attackers left those who could recite Quran verses

Jul 02, 2016, at 09:05 pm

Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS): Spilling the beans about the bloody saga, where people were kept hostage for nearly 10 hours in a restaurant in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan, rescued hostages said that the attackers left those who could recite verses from the Quran and tortured the others who failed to perform the task, reports said.

Bangla hostage crisis : Hasina condemns terror attack, but confusion prevails over toll

Jul 02, 2016, at 06:31 pm

Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS) : As the hostage crisis in Dhaka ended after a 10-hour long bloody drama, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that 13 hostages were rescued from the besieged cafe in Dhaka, but some had been killed.

Dhaka restaurant attack: 12 hostages rescued, ops on

Jul 02, 2016, at 02:57 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) At least five people have been killed while 12 others were rescued as security forces launched an assault in order to end the 11-hour-long hostage crisis at a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh restaurant attack

Jul 02, 2016, at 07:23 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS took responsibility for the attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday which has left at least two policemen killed and several others injured as many people, including foreigners, are believed to be trapped inside the building.

Bangladesh: Gunmen storm cafe in Dhaka, 2 top police officers killed

Jul 02, 2016, at 06:46 am

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) Two top Bangladesh security officials have been killed as gunmen attacked a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.

Dhaka: Gunmen takes 20 foreigners as hostage

Jul 02, 2016, at 05:07 am

Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS) A group of gunmen took 20 foreigners as hostage at a restaurant in Dhaka's Gulashan area in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.

Dhaka: Police, miscreants exchange fire

Jul 02, 2016, at 04:21 am

Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS): The police and few miscreants exchanged bullets in Gulshan area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.

Another Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh

Jul 01, 2016, at 04:32 pm

Jhenaidah, Jul 1 (IBNS): Barely a month after a Hindu priest was hacked to death in Bangladesh's Jhenaidah district, another was killed in a similar fashion in the same area on Friday morning, reports said.

UN mission in Afghanistan condemns Taliban attack on national police cadets

Jul 01, 2016, at 03:07 pm

New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Thursday condemned a suicide attack targeting national police in the country’s capital, Kabul.

40 policemen killed in suicide attack near Kabul

Jun 30, 2016, at 08:12 pm

Kabul, June 30 (IBNS) : At least 40 personnel of Afghan police force were killed as a suicide bomber attacked a convoy outside the capital Kabul on Thursday, BBC reported.

Pakistan govt announces four-day holiday for Eidul Fitr festival

Jun 28, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Islamabad, June 28 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Tuesday announced four-day holiday for the upcoming Eidul Fitr festival for government organisations, semi-government organisations, banks and educational institutions in the country, media reports said.

Raheel Sharif visits Pakistan Rangers HQ in Karachi

Jun 27, 2016, at 02:48 am

Karachi, June 26 (IBNS): General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited Headquarters Pakistan Rangers (Sind), at Karachi today. COAS was briefed in detail by DG Rangers about ongoing operations, the prevailing security situation and the way forward for Karachi operation.

British High Commissioner meets Pakistan's General Raheel Sharif

Jun 25, 2016, at 10:11 pm

Rawalpindi , June 24 (IBNS) Thomas Drew CMG, British High Commissioner called on General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, on Friday at GHQ.

Pakistan is opposed to using proxies against other countries: Raheel Sharif

Jun 25, 2016, at 09:38 pm

Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS) Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited National Defence University, Islamabad on Friday and said the country is opposed to using proxies against other countries.