Afghanistan reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, 36,782 in total
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan on Tuesday reported 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total to 36,782, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Aug 04, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kathmandu: The decision taken by Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli government to appoint Sushil Bhatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the "Office of the Investment Board" has sparked off a controversy specially after it was found that he has close links with foreign companies including China.
Dhaka: Dhamrai road accident leaves three killed
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Dhaka: A bus hit a pick-up van in Bangladesh's Dhaka-Aricha highway which left three people dead, media reports said.
ADB finances largest private gas power plant to improve access to energy in Bangladesh
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing package with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Beijing: Experts believe that China's tampering with the natural flow cycle of the Mekong River, which is considered the world’s most productive freshwater fishery, is leaving thousands of people living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam starved.
China asks Maldives to pay up ‘private loan’: Reports
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Male: Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih and his government is not only battling COVID-19 outbreak in the nation but the short, medium and long-term fallouts, with China asking the Maldivian state to repay at least an instalment of a massive loan granted to a local resort owner.
Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China.
Jalalabad prison blast: Three killed, ISIS claims responsibility
Aug 03, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Jalalabad: A car bomb exploded outside the main prison in this western city of Jalalabad on Sunday which left at least three people killed, media reports said.
Turkish President Recap Erdogan assures Pakistan of support on Kashmir
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:21 am
Islamabad/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday assured his country's support for Pakistan's stance on the Kashmir issue.
Afghanistan: Ghani-led govt releases 317 more Taliban prisoners
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:20 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan government released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provinces, bringing the total number of prisoners released so far to 4,917, the National Security Council tweeted on Sunday.
World Bank increases financing for Bangladesh's food security project
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:01 am
Dhaka/UNI: World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a 202 million US dollar additional financing package for Bangladesh's Modern Food Storage Facilities Project so as to increase the country's storage capacity.
Key ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed
Aug 02, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kabul: The Afghan intelligence agency---the National Directorate of Security (NDS)--on Saturday said its members have killed ISIS Khorasan branch intelligence chief, media reports said.
Aug 02, 2020, at 04:10 am
While they once played an important role in the formation of this Asian nation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community suffers humilitation and persecuation at the hands of authorities on a daily basis in Imran Kahn-led Pakistan, that promises a lot on humanity and equality, but delivers very little.
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:59 am
Washington: The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral dialogues with Japan and Quad consultations with Japan and India.
South China Sea dispute: US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:44 am
Hanoi: In a move to support the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes support against illegal “intimidation” of the latter’s fishermen at sea.
People in Sindh hold protest against state terrorism, forced disappearance
Aug 02, 2020, at 03:37 am
Quetta: People protested against instances of terrorism and forced disappearances in Qazi Ahmed town of Shaheed Behazir Abad district of Pakistan's Sindh province recently.
Chinese incursions: US pledges to help Japan
Aug 02, 2020, at 02:55 am
Tokyo: The US has said it is ready to help Japan in tackling Chinese incursions in the waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands, a senior commander of American forces in Japan said.
Nepal: 30 anti-Govt protesters detained
Aug 01, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal police detained 30 activists to disperse an anti-government protest in the capital of Kathmandu, local media reported on Saturday.
Prayers during COVID-19 pandemic: Bangladesh celebrates Eid-ul-Azha
Aug 01, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Dhaka: With COVID-19 cases spreading across Bangladesh, the country is observing Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday.
Bangladesh registers 28 new COVID-19 deaths
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has reported 28 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Afghan civilians killed in Pakistani shelling
Jul 31, 2020, at 09:26 pm
Kabul, Jul 31 (UNI) At least nine Afghan civilians were killed and 50 others injured by Pakistani artillery fire in the border province of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
US directs Pakistan to act after American blasphemy accused Naseem shot dead in Peshawar court
Jul 31, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Islamabad: The United States has asked Pakistan to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom in Peshawar city as he faced trial for blasphemy.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast incident leaves 8 killed
Jul 31, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Kabul: The death toll due to the car bombing in central Logar province in Afghanistan on Thursday touched eight, media reports said.
India-Chinese troops disengage in most locations: Wang Wenbin
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said Indian and Chinese frontline troops have completed disengagement at most locations and the tension across the border is cooling down.
Hong Kong Conflict: China suspends extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, Britain
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Hong Kong/Beijing: Amid growing conflict, China on Tuesday announced a decision to suspend extradition and judiciary assistance treaties between Hong Kong and Canada, Australia and Britain.
Activist urges world to question China’s genocide of Uyghurs
Jul 30, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Beijing: An Uyghur activist has said it is time for the world to question the genocide by China on his people.
Bangladesh: Schools to remain shut due to COVID-19 till Aug 31
Jul 30, 2020, at 12:23 am
Dhaka: Amid growing COVID-19 infection across Bangladesh, the country's administration has extended closing down of schools and other educational institutions till Aug 31.
Pakistan: Muslim man accused of insulting Islam shot dead in court complex
Jul 30, 2020, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani Muslim man, who was on trial for blasphemy, was shot dead by an unknown person in a Peshawar court on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Uruzgan roadside mine blast leaves three cops killed
Jul 29, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: At least three policemen were killed and another person was wounded as a roadside mine blast rocked Uruzgan province in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Covid-19: Death toll mounts to 3,035 in Bangladesh
Jul 29, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,035 in Bangladesh on Wednesday as the country recorded 35 more fatalities to the disease in the last 24 hours.