Australia: Helicopter crashes on roof of popular hotel in Cairns, pilot dies
Aug 12, 2024, at 07:28 pm
The pilot of a helicopter, which crashed on the roof of a hotel in the Australian city of Cairns, has died, police said on Monday.
'Anti-India vandals' destroy statue that marked Bangladesh liberation, Shashi Tharoor shares image
Aug 12, 2024, at 07:13 pm
A statue that commemorated the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by 'anti-India vandals', said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
ILO report shows global youth unemployment rate dropped to 15-year low in 2023
Aug 12, 2024, at 03:02 pm
The global labour market outlook for young people has improved in the last four years, and the upward trend is expected to continue for two more, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
Blast rocks Afghanistan's Dasht-e-Barchi, one dies
Aug 12, 2024, at 02:49 pm
At least one person died and 11 others were injured after a blast rocked Dasht-e-Barchi area in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Uyghur advocacy groups appreciate US for banning goods produced with Uyghur forced labour
Aug 12, 2024, at 03:12 am
The East Turkistan National Movement has appreciated the USA for the decision taken to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
New York: Suspect shouts 'Free Palestine' before stabbing Jewish man
Aug 11, 2024, at 08:54 pm
A young Jewish man was stabbed in New York by an attacker who was shouting 'Free Palestine', media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina hints at US role in toppling her government in undelivered speech
Aug 11, 2024, at 08:15 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina would have accused the US of the change in the recent regime in her country in her last speech which she was planning to deliver to the nation before her exit but could not do it since demonstrators entered her residence and she was forced to flee Dhaka last week.
Celine Dion slams Donald Trump for 'unauthorised' usage of her 'Titanic' song at his rally
Aug 11, 2024, at 04:44 pm
Canadian singer Celine Dion has slammed former US President Donald Trump for using her song "My Heart Will Go On" from the iconic 1997 film 'Titanic' at his campaign event in Montana without getting her consent or endorsement.
Aug 11, 2024, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh is still looking at uncertainty even as a caretaker government has been sworn in under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus amid reports of persecution of minority communities that continue to pour in.
Pakistan: Three security personnel killed in terror attack in Khyber
Aug 11, 2024, at 02:37 am
At least three security personnel died and dozens of others were injured in a series of terrorist attacks on several security posts in Khyber district of Pakistan, media report said on Friday.
Man dies as explosion rocks Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan
Aug 11, 2024, at 12:12 am
A man died and three others, including a woman, were injured after an explosion rocked Gilani Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan division on Saturday, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A mass demonstration was recently held outside the UK Parliament to highlight the plea of Hindu community members who were targeted in Bangladesh during the recent protests.
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:32 pm
A large number of people assembled outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and demanded protection for Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh where violent protests toppled the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government and created a political vacuum last week.
Bangladesh: Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan quits amid protests
Aug 10, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Saturday quit after protesting students surrounded the Supreme Court and demanded his resignation within an hour.
Aug 10, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Former YouTube CEO and one of the earlier employees of search engine Google Susan Wojcicki has died after her two-year-long battle against lung cancer, her husband announced on Friday.
Aug 10, 2024, at 08:25 pm
Canada said it looks forward to seeing a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh and welcomed the formation of the interim government under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
Sheikh Hasina is still Bangladesh PM as she didn't formally resign, claims her son
Aug 10, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed has claimed his mother is still the Prime Minister of the country as she didn't get time to formally resign before fleeing to India following violent anti-quota protests by students.
Bangladesh turmoil: Resign within an hour, students give ultimatum to Chief Justice
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:41 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Days after the Sheikh Hasina government was toppled, students, who have been protesting against the quota system, on Saturday demanded the resignation of all judges including the Chief Justice, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2024, at 03:21 pm
Russia has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that suspected fragments of downed missiles were found close to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (Kursk NPP) amid the Ukrainian attack in Kursk city.
All 62 passengers on board die in Brazil turboprop plane crash
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:40 am
Sao Paulo/IBNS: A regional turboprop plane with 62 people on board crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, leaving all passengers dead, media reports said.
Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Aug 10, 2024, at 04:37 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The turmoil in Bangladesh is far from ending with hundreds of people protesting in the capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the country's minority Hindus since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled the country earlier this week, according to a Reuters report.
Austrian authorities say it thwarted ISIS plot to target Taylor Swift concerts, new suspect arrested
Aug 10, 2024, at 12:32 am
Vienna authorities have arrested an Iraqi national over an inquiry into an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack a concert of international star Taylor Swift in Vienna.
Aug 09, 2024, at 11:58 pm
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has asked the Interim government head Muhammad Yunus to ensure Hindus are no longer targeted by radicals in Bangladesh.
Testing swift responses to chemical terrorism threats
Aug 09, 2024, at 11:09 pm
As the UN Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss the threat the ISIL/Da’esh terrorist group poses, a specialised UN agency has been helping nations on the ground to prepare for chemical terrorism attacks.
The violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is horrific: Dutch politician Geert Wilders
Aug 09, 2024, at 11:04 pm
Dutch politician Geert Wilders has described the ongoing violence against Hindu community members in Bangladesh as 'horrific'.
Women demonstrate in Iraq over proposed bill which may lower marriage age to nine
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Women's rights activists have been voicing their protests over a bill which resurfaced in the Iraqi parliament that could spike underage marriage in the nation.
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:50 pm
The United States has welcomed the interim government's appeal to people to end the ongoing violence in the country which led to the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:15 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she wished to see her state's relationship develop further with the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh which took oath just days afer former PM Sheikh Hasina quit amid countrywide unrest.
Aug 09, 2024, at 09:59 pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has greeted Muhammad Yunus after he took charge of the interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina and expressed his hope of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
Middle East escalation: WHO regional chief voices grave concern
Aug 09, 2024, at 09:51 pm
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.