Dhaka: Drug dealer killed during 'gunfight' with RAB

Nov 20, 2019, at 09:18 am

Dhaka/IBNS: During a 'gunfight' with  Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hajaribagh area of Dhaka, an alleged drug dealer was killed, media reports said.

Pakistani Sikh girl conversion: High Court directs officials to record her statement, let her go as per her wish

Nov 20, 2019, at 01:43 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan High Court has directed officials to record the statement of Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur who was allegedly converted and married to a Muslim man in the country a few months ago, officials said. The incident had triggered an outrage of the Sikh community worldwide and clamour for safety of the minority communities in Pakistan riven by religious fundamentalism.

Afghanistan: Taliban frees two Western hostages

Nov 19, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Kabu/IBNS: The Afghanistan Taliban have freed two Western hostages in exchange for three imprisoned senior militants, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif leaves for London in air ambulance 

Nov 19, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Islamabad/Lahore/IBNS: Accompanied by sibling Shehbaz Sharif and personal physician Dr Adnan Khan, Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday departed for London in an air ambulance for his treatment.

Afghanistan: Grenade attack close to military training facility leaves five hurt in Kabul

Nov 19, 2019, at 09:58 am

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown gunmen threw hand grenades close to a military training facility in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul and left five people hurt, media reports said on Tuesday.  

One-third of Afghans need urgent humanitarian aid, millions suffer ‘acute food insecurity’

Nov 19, 2019, at 09:19 am

New York/IBNS: Over the last three months (August to October 2019), around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, released on Monday, which declares that some 10.23 million people are living in a state of “severe acute food insecurity”.

Bangladesh shootout: 'Extremist’ killed

Nov 18, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: In a shootout incident, a leader of an outlawed group was killed in Bangladesh's Harinakundu area, media reports said.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan President

Nov 18, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Colombo/UNI/IBNS: A day after he scripted victory in the polls, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the seventh Executive President of Sri Lanka on Monday.

Dutch Queen Maxima to visit Pakistan this month

Nov 18, 2019, at 10:04 am

Islamabad/UNI: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is scheduled to visit Pakistan from November 25-27 in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for inclusive finance for development.

Bangladesh: Chinese man kills colleague in Patuakhali

Nov 18, 2019, at 09:36 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A Chinese man was stabbed to death by his fellow colleague, who is also from China, at Payra Power Plant in Kalapara upazila of Bangladesh's Patuakhali district, media reports said.

Sri Lanka elects ex-Defence Chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa as its 7th President; swearing-in tomorrow

Nov 17, 2019, at 08:55 pm

Colombo/IBNS: Almost seven months after a series of bomb-blasts shook Sri Lanka, the island nation on Sunday elected former war-time defence chief Gotabaya Rajpaksa as its President. He will be sworn in as the seventh executive President of Sri Lanka on Monday.

Gas pipeline explosion in Chittagong leaves 7 dead

Nov 17, 2019, at 05:42 pm

Chittagong/IBNS:  A gas pipeline exploded in Chittagong city of Bangladesh and left at least seven people killed and 15 others hurt, media reports said on Sunday.

Ex-Defence Chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential poll

Nov 17, 2019, at 03:28 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday won the Presidential election, according to the preliminary results from the country’s Election Commission.  

Afghanistan: Takhar’s district police chief killed in Taliban ambush

Nov 15, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Kabul/IBNS: In a Taliban ambush, the Takhar’s district police chief has been killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Death toll in Kabul blast touches 12

Nov 15, 2019, at 09:32 am

Kabul/IBNS: The death toll in the car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city has touched 12, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: 8 bogies of Rangpur Express derail, 20 hurt

Nov 15, 2019, at 09:12 am

Dhaka/IBNS:  At least 20 people were hurt when eight bogies of Rangpur Express train derailed and two bogies caught fire in Bangladesh's Sirajganj area on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Nepal: Brazilian national arrested with cocaine from Tribhuvan International Airport

Nov 13, 2019, at 04:54 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS:  The Narcotics Control Bureau with the support of Airport Customs Office in Nepal arrested a Brazilian national with 2.1 kilograms cocaine from capital city Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh Abrar murder case: Charge sheet submitted against 25 people

Nov 13, 2019, at 04:43 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh officials on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against 25 accused in connection with the murder case of Buet student Abrar Fahad.

Afghanistan: Car bomb blast in Kabul leaves 7 people killed

Nov 13, 2019, at 04:31 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least seven people killed and 10 others injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan government to release Anas Haqqani and two other senior Taliban leaders

Nov 12, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday confirmed the release of  Anas Haqqani from Bagram prison, media reports said.

Bangladesh President leaves for four-day official Nepal visit

Nov 12, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS/UNI: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid will reach Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day official visit during which he will meet his Nepal counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari.

Dhaka: Woman dies after being run over by bus

Nov 12, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A woman was killed in Bangladesh capital Dhaka after she was run over by a bus on Tuesday, media reports said.

Death toll from Cyclone Bulbul in Bangladesh rises to 26 - Reports

Nov 12, 2019, at 10:10 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from the powerful Cyclone Bulbul in Bangladesh has risen to 26, local newspaper Daily Star reported on Sunday.  

Bangladesh: Two trains collide head-on, 15 dead

Nov 12, 2019, at 09:37 am

Dhaka/IBNS: At least 15 people died as two intercity trains collided head-on in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria area of Bangladesh on Tuesday, media reports said.

ISIS terrorists surrender to security forces in Afghanistan

Nov 11, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A group of Islamic State terrorists, which included foreign nationals, surrendered to the security forces in Afghanistan's  Nangarhar province.

Afghanistan: 4 Pakistani militants blown up by own bomb

Nov 11, 2019, at 05:37 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An improvised explosive device explosion in Afghanistan's Paktiya province left four Pakistani terrorists killed, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Cyclone Bulbul claims 13 lives

Nov 11, 2019, at 05:34 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll after cyclone Bulbul hit southern Bangladesh has touched 13, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Cyclone Bulbul kills 4, injures 9 

Nov 10, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Four people were killed and nine others injured after powerful Cyclone 'Bulbul' made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday morning.

Cyclone Bulbul: 150 fishermen missing in Bangladesh

Nov 10, 2019, at 01:13 pm

Dhaka: At least 150 fishermen in Bhola, Barguna and Patuakhali in Bangladesh were missing till last night as cyclone Bulbul was likely to cross the Sundarbans in Satkhira along the Bangladesh-India border on Saturday midnight with a wind speed between 100 and 120 kmph. Many places, including the capital, received rain throughout the day.

Congratulating Sikhs, PM Imran Khan says Kartarpur Corridor is Pakistan's symbol of peace

Nov 09, 2019, at 07:53 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday congratulated the Sikh community residing on both the sides and the world over on the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and said that the historic act is a testimony to Pakistan's commitment to regional peace.