Sheikh Hasina's lifelong political rival Khaleda Zia returns to Dhaka
May 06, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, a political rival of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday arrived in Dhaka city after undergoing treatment in the UK.
Pakistan grilled at UNSC amid rising tension with India after Pahalgam terror attack
May 06, 2025, at 11:06 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members grilled Islamabad over the Pahalgam terror attack, nuclear rhetoric and missile tests amid the simmering tension between India and Pakistan, media reports said.
May 06, 2025, at 09:55 am
Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi, a controversial cleric of Islamabad's Lal Masjid, recently criticised the Pakistani administration and military and accused them of bombing their countrymen, as he cited the situation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bangladesh Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das shown arrested in lawyer murder case
May 05, 2025, at 04:44 pm
A Bangladeshi court on Monday showed Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das as arrested in the murder case related to the death of Advocate Saiful Islam Alif.
Pahalgam aftermath: Pakistan test-fires second missile amid escalating tension with India
May 05, 2025, at 04:13 pm
Pakistan on Monday claimed it successfully test-fired a missile with a range of 120 kilometres, the second trial conducted in less than two days amid an escalation in tension with India amid the Pahalgam terror attack.
China is now using DeepSeek AI model to develop advanced warplanes
May 04, 2025, at 08:52 pm
A leading aerospace engineer has said China is using the artificial intelligence platform created by DeepSeek to help in the research process to develop the most advanced warplanes.
Bangladesh: Islamist group Hefazat demands dissolution of women’s reform commission
May 03, 2025, at 06:56 pm
Bangladeshi Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam on Saturday asked the interim government to scrap the Women's Affairs Reform Commission by calling it 'anti-Quran'.
Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Chennai checked in Colombo for Pahalgam terror attack suspects
May 03, 2025, at 06:06 pm
A comprehensive security search of a Sri Lankan Airlines flight, which travelled to Colombo from Chennai city in southern India, was undertaken on Saturday following a tip-off from India that it was carrying six suspects believed to be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead.
May 03, 2025, at 02:34 pm
Pakistan on Saturday claimed to have test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a 450-km range, further escalating the tense relationship with India following the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
EU regulator fines China-based video app TikTok 530 million euros over data protection
May 02, 2025, at 06:04 pm
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday said the Chinese firm ByteDance-owned TikTok has been fined 530 million euros ($600 million) over the transfer of the personal data of European users to China.
Yunus aide threatens Bangladesh would occupy North East states if India attacks Pakistan
May 02, 2025, at 05:31 pm
A senior official appointed by Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has stirred controversy with a provocative suggestion: that Bangladesh should consider occupying seven states located in India’s North East if New Delhi launches a military strike on Pakistan in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
Pahalgam Attack: Pakistani FM stations stop airing Indian songs
May 02, 2025, at 03:47 pm
Pakistani FM stations have stopped broadcasting Indian songs amid a strained relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbouring countries following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 that left 26 people dead.
Bangladesh court issues show-cause notice against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina in contempt case
May 02, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chhatra League leader Shakil Alam Bulbul in a contempt case.
Bangladesh: Islamist parties demand Yunus government to ban Women's Affairs Reform Commission
May 02, 2025, at 01:52 am
Islamist parties in Bangladesh have demanded the immediate abolition of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, a move clearly showing the way hardliners are gaining ground in the South Asian country following the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime in 2024.
Take back Yunus' Nobel Peace Prize: Taslima Nasrin writes to Nobel Committee
May 01, 2025, at 02:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin has written to the Nobel Committee to withdraw the Nobel Peace Prize which was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, who is currently heading the interim government of the country.
Bangladesh Supreme Court stays HC order granting bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das in sedition case
Apr 30, 2025, at 11:05 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court stayed the High Court order on Wednesday, granting bail to Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case, media reports said.
Apr 30, 2025, at 06:28 pm
It seems troubles will continue to haunt Bangladesh, and there seems to be no respite from them. The South Asian country is now facing an estimated financial loss of Taka 15,000 crore (USD 1.2 billion) after the Bangladesh Bank stopped circulating newly printed bank notes, media reports said.
China: Explosion in residential building leaves 17 injured
Apr 30, 2025, at 05:03 pm
At least 17 people were injured after an explosion occurred at a residential building in China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday.
Bangladesh High Court grants bail to Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in sedition case
Apr 30, 2025, at 04:23 pm
Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, popularly known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in a sedition case.
Apr 30, 2025, at 11:44 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Ataullah Tarar has claimed India will conduct a military operation against Islamabad over the Pahalgam terror attack and warned New Delhi of facing "catastrophic consequences".
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Balochistan
Apr 29, 2025, at 07:24 pm
Pakistan's counterterrorism department of the Balochistan police recently claimed to have foiled a major terror attack in Quetta by killing two alleged terrorists on Monday.
China restaurant fire leaves 22 dead, one person detained
Apr 29, 2025, at 06:28 pm
At least 22 people died and three others were injured after a fire broke out at a restaurant in China's Liaoyang city on Tuesday.
Islamist outfit loots library in Bangladesh, removes books written by 'atheists'
Apr 29, 2025, at 05:58 pm
An Islamist outfit in Bangladesh recently seized more than 500 books from Abhayaranya Library in Bangladesh's Tangail region by claiming them to be written by "atheists".
Apr 28, 2025, at 06:48 pm
The Chinese government on Monday asked India and Pakistan to 'exercise restraint' after the two countries exchanged fire at the Line of Control following the deadly terror strike in Pahalgam town in Jammu and Kashmir which left 26 people dead.
Pakistan says 54 terrorists killed while trying to enter country from Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2025, at 10:40 pm
Pakistan on Sunday claimed its security forces killed 54 'terrorists' who tried to enter the country through the northwestern border with Afghanistan.
Apr 27, 2025, at 08:05 pm
Consul General Xu Wei of the Chinese Consulate General in Kolkata recently condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and said his nation is against all acts of terrorism.
Apr 27, 2025, at 03:26 pm
Pakistan Minister Hanif Abbasi said 130 nuclear warheads have been kept aimed towards India, amid the escalating tension between the two warring neighbours in the aftermath of the recent attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Nepal: Massive protest held outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against Kashmir terror attack
Apr 26, 2025, at 06:53 pm
A large number of people demonstrated outside the Pakistani Embassy in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on Saturday, against the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which left 26 people dead.
Apr 26, 2025, at 03:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned India over the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty in line with his country's rage over the diplomatic strikes New Delhi launched on Islamabad after the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
Apr 26, 2025, at 03:01 pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif broke his silence on the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which left 26 people dead, and said his country was open to any “neutral and transparent” investigation into the incident.