Bangladesh: 8 'militants' indicted in Dipon murder case
Oct 13, 2019, at 09:34 pm
Dhaka: An anti-terror tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday framed charges against eight members of banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)' terror group in connection with the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon in 2016.
Taliban militants kill district governor of Afghanistan's Wardak province
Oct 13, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Kabul (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban militants on Sunday killed Raz Mohammad Waziri, the governor of the Jaghatu district of Afghanistan's central province of Wardak, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Bangladesh summons UN resident coordinator over Abrar remarks
Oct 13, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned UN resident coordinator in Dhaka, Mia Seppo, over the intergovernmental organisation’s statement on the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.
FATF meeting: Pakistani delegation leaves for Paris
Oct 13, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Islamabad: At a time when the country has been placed in the grey list, a Pakistani delegation, which is headed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar, on Sunday left for Paris city to attend the Financial Action Task Force session.
Imran Khan to visit Tehran, Riyadh on Sunday in mediation efforts
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:35 am
Riyadh, Oct 13 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay an official visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of his mediation efforts aimed to ease tension between the two countries.
Xi Jinping announces Rs 56 billion assistance for Nepal over next two years
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:04 am
Kathmandu, Oct 13 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has held the crucial round of Informal Summit deliberations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, has said he was impressed by the "love" and cordial relations between Nepal and China.
Hong Kong protesters use Molotov cocktails at city's metro station - Police
Oct 12, 2019, at 11:54 pm
Beijing, Oct 12 (Sputnik) Protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday threw Molotov cocktails inside the Kowloon Tong metro station amid ongoing unrest in the city, local police said in a statement, adding that nobody got hurt as a result of the incident.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks BUET students to call off their stir
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that there was no justification for continuing the movement at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus after the demands of the students had been met by the authorities.
Xi arrives in Nepal for state visit
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Saturday for a state visit to Nepal. It is the first visit by a Chinese president to the South Asian country in 23 years.
Nepal road accident leaves 11 dead
Oct 12, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Kathmandu: At least 11 people lost their lives as the bus in which they were traveling on veered off the road in Indrawati Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district of Nepal on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
S Korea to reduce number of troops by 100,000 by 2022 – Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Seoul, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korea will reduce the number of troops in its reserves by 100,000 by 2022, media reported on Friday.
S Korean President to skip Japanese Emperor’s enthronement amid trade row : Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, an official at the presidential office said Friday.
Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists arrested
Oct 11, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested four suspected terrorists from capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.
Abrar murder in Bangladesh: Police arrest BUET BCL leader Amit Saha
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka: Police have arrested another key suspect in the murder of engineering student Abrar Fahad inside a residential hall of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology or BUET.
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New York: “Multiple” airstrikes by the US military on alleged methamphetamine drug labs in a remote area of western Afghanistan earlier this year, killed or injured dozens of civilians who should not have been treated as military targets, the UN said on Wednesday.
Bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh reached a special height: Sheikh Hasina
Oct 10, 2019, at 10:38 am
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India have reached to a special height following her four-day official visit to India from Oct 3 to 6.
At least 4 Taliban fighters killed in security operations in Afghanistan: Reports
Oct 09, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Moscow, Oct 9 (Sputnik) At least four Taliban militants were killed and 15 others detained in separate operations carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.
Results of Afghan Presidential race may be announced later than scheduled – Commission
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:36 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The results of the Afghan presidential election may be announced later than on October 19 as it was initially scheduled, Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretary Habibur Rahman Nang said on Tuesday. The vote was held on September 28, despite the unstable political situation in the country.
Durga Puja ends with idol immersion in Bangladesh
Oct 08, 2019, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNI) Tens of thousands of Hindus, dressed in colourful attires took to the streets on Tuesday, beating drums and chanting mantras as five days of revelry and celebration ended today with immersion of Devi Durga in rivers and water bodies across the country.
Afghanistan: Blast inside Ghazni University, 19 hurt
Oct 08, 2019, at 09:15 pm
Kabul: An explosion rocked inside Ghazni University in Afghanistan on Tuesday and left 19 students hurt, media reports said.
Imran Khan in China, wishes he had power to lock up 500 powerful Pakistanis for corruption
Oct 08, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Beijing: Visiting China, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tuesday said he wished he could follow President Xi Jinping and send 500 corrupt individuals in Pakistan to jail.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast leaves 10 killed
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:10 pm
Kabul: At least 10 people were killed in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan Taliban frees 3 Indian hostages in exchange for its 11 members
Oct 07, 2019, at 06:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Taliban has claimed that they have released three Indian engineers who were held hostage for more than a year in an exchange for securing the release of 11 of its members, media reports said.
Suicide bomber shot dead in Kabul's first police district
Oct 07, 2019, at 06:37 pm
Kabul (Sputnik/uni) A suicide bomber was shot dead by Afghan forces in Kabul's first police district, an eyewitness, Ismail Abbas, told Sputnik on Monday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to leave for China today
Oct 07, 2019, at 12:59 pm
Islamabad, Oct 7 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a three-day official visit to China from Monday to discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance with Chinese leadership.
Sheikh Hasina completes her India trip, returns to Bangladesh
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:33 am
Dhaka: Completing her four-day visit to India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh on Sunday.
Rifaat murder: 4 accused surrender
Oct 06, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Dhaka: In a crucial development in the Rifaat murder incident, four fugitive accused have surrendered before a Barguna court, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces foil terrorists bid to detonate two bombs in Kabul
Oct 06, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Kabul: Security forces in Afghanistan's Kabul city foiled terrorists bid to detonate two improvised explosive devices, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns PoK residents against crossing LoC
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday asked people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir not to cross the Line of Control to extend humanitarian aid to the Kashmiri people after India removed the special status of the state on Aug 5.
Explosion hits official vehicle in Afghan capital, injuring one
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:33 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was injured after an explosion ripped through a road in central Kabul on Saturday, causing panic among people in the busy neighborhood, a witness said.