Mar 31, 2025, at 11:08 am
The US government will present Bangladeshi women student protest leaders who spearheaded the movement against former PM Sheikh Hasina last year that led to her ouster and the fall of her government, with the Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award for their bravery and selflessness.
Mar 31, 2025, at 09:52 am
The Thailand Police have arrested four Chinese nationals for allegedly unlawfully entering the site where an underconstruction building had collapsed following a strong earthquake and attempting to retrieve documents in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Sunday.
Pakistan: Prominent Baloch activist Mahrang denied in-person family visit, claims her sister
Mar 31, 2025, at 12:43 am
Nadia Baloch, Mahrang Baloch's sister, has said the prominent Baloch activist has been denied proper medical attention in the hospital despite falling ill.
Uyghur rapper serving prison term in China for composing lyrics deemed to promote 'extremism'
Mar 30, 2025, at 09:19 pm
A Uyghur rapper is currently serving three years in prison after he was arrested in China over charges of writing lyrics that are deemed to promote “promoted extremism", Radio Free Asia reported quoting Chinese rights advocacy group Weiquanwang.
Czech government blocks Chinese satellite investment over espionage fear
Mar 30, 2025, at 01:37 am
The Czech government has blocked a Chinese company from investing in a satellite station amid concerns that it could possibly be used for spying, media reports said.
Mar 29, 2025, at 06:29 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has said it is important for his country to see China as a 'good friend'.
Pakistan: Grenade attack in Karachi leaves three cops, one passerby hurt
Mar 29, 2025, at 01:15 am
A grenade attack in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday left at least three policemen and a passerby injured, media reports said.
Indian fisherman dies by allegedly committing suicide in Pakistani prison
Mar 29, 2025, at 01:05 am
An Indian national died by allegedly committing suicide inside a Pakistani prison in Karachi city on Wednesday, media reporters said.
Philippines: Six Chinese nationals arrested over suspected espionage
Mar 29, 2025, at 12:39 am
Philippine authorities have arrested six Chinese nationals and a Filipino over suspected spying on U.S. and Philippine navy vessels at the entrance of Subic Bay, a location considered as strategically crucial.
Mar 28, 2025, at 06:25 pm
Bangladesh Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday met Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in Beijing when they discussed issues related to bilateral ties, a step taken amid strained ties between Dhaka and New Delhi following the exit of ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus dismisses coup rumours, promises fair polls in Bangladesh
Mar 26, 2025, at 11:15 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday rejected reports that claimed the country may witness a possible military coup and said 'rumours' are spread to destabilise the South Asian nation that has been passing through a political instability since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government fled amid severe protests against her regime on August 5, 2024.
Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya amid aid reduction, says UNHCR’s Grandi
Mar 25, 2025, at 06:22 pm
The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.
Bangladesh Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman rejects all speculation about state of emergency
Mar 25, 2025, at 06:11 pm
Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has rejected all speculation about a state of emergency in the South Asian country that witnessed the sudden fall of its former PM Sheikh Hasina amid a major protest against her government over a job quota issue on August 5, 2024.
Taiwan government detect 47 sorties by Chinese aircraft, seven vessels
Mar 25, 2025, at 12:44 am
The Taiwanese government has detected 47 sorties by Chinese aircraft and seven vessels until 6 pm local time on Saturday.
Pakistan: Amnesty International, UN demand release of Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch
Mar 24, 2025, at 07:19 pm
Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to release Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch and all others who were detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest.
UN Advocacy Officer warns about severe risk posed by China’s Metok dam to Tibet's environment
Mar 23, 2025, at 11:03 pm
Phuntsok Tobgyal, UN Advocacy Officer at the Office of Tibet in Geneva, has raised serious concerns over the risks posed by the planned construction of the Medog (Metok) Dam on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River.
Mar 23, 2025, at 04:13 pm
The United Nations children's agency has urged Taliban rulers of Afghanistan to lift the ban on girls' education, a decision that has hit the future of millions of children in the country.
Pakistani TikToker arrested on blasphemy charges
Mar 22, 2025, at 07:08 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a Tiktoker on allegations of blasphemy from the country's Muzaffargarh district, media reports said.
IHCNBT urges Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Dalai Lama
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:06 pm
The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has unanimously urged PM Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:27 pm
Afghanistan's Taliban administration has freed American national George Glezmann after staying in captivity in the war-torn South Asian country for over two years.
Bangladesh interim government not planning to ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
Mar 21, 2025, at 02:45 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his administration is not planning to ban ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
Bangladesh: Security officials arrest Rohingya armed group commander Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi
Mar 19, 2025, at 05:13 pm
Bangladeshi security officials have arrested the top leader of a Rohingya insurgent group on charges of illegally entering, sabotaging and terrorist activities in the South Asian nation which is facing political instability since the exit of former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5 last year.
Pakistan: Grenade lobbed in senior police official's residence in Balochistan, 5 injured
Mar 18, 2025, at 06:08 pm
At least five people, including children, were injured after grenades were lobbed at the house of a senior police official located in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: People loot computers, laptops during raid at fake Chinese-run call centre in Islamabad
Mar 18, 2025, at 06:02 pm
Pakistan's Islamabad city witnessed an unexpected heist after officials raided a fake call centre in the city's Sector F-11.
Muhammad Yunus says reforms should be completed before 'December polls'
Mar 17, 2025, at 06:41 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has focussed on the urgency of implementing reforms since his administration has limited time before the possible general elections in December.
BLA releases first video footage of attack on convoy carrying Pakistani soldiers
Mar 16, 2025, at 08:53 pm
The Balochistan Liberation Army on Sunday released a video of the targeted attack on a convoy that was carrying Pakistani soldiers, hours after the rebel group claimed 90 security personnel were killed in the incident.
Banned Lashkar-i-Islam group founder Mufti Munir Shakir dies in bomb blast in Pakistan
Mar 16, 2025, at 06:02 pm
Banned Lashkar-i-Islam group founder Mufti Munir Shakir was killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday, media reports said.
BLA claims 90 Pakistani soldiers died as blast occurs close to their convoy in Balochistan
Mar 16, 2025, at 03:44 pm
The Balochistan Liberation Army, the group which was responsible for the hijacking of a passenger train last week, claimed 90 Pakistani soldiers died after a blast occurred close to a convoy in which the security personnel were travelling in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday.
Pakistan security forces arrest 'possible' suicide bomber
Mar 15, 2025, at 05:52 pm
Pakistani security forces arrested a 'possible' suicide bomber and left another injured during a crossfire on Barki Road in Lahore on Friday.
UN chief Antonio Guterres vows to prevent Rohingya suffering during Bangladesh visit
Mar 15, 2025, at 03:01 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.