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Thirty-five Chinese workers working under Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project under observation: Bangladesh Minister

Jan 29, 2020, at 05:39 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said 35 Chinese workers, who are working under the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, are under observation.

Afghan National Army releases 62 officers from Taliban prison in country's North: Official

Jan 29, 2020, at 03:49 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces have broken into a Taliban prison in the country's northwestern Badghis province to release its officers, Badghis Governor Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Rights groups, Pashtuns demand release of arrested human rights leader Manzoor Pashteen

Jan 29, 2020, at 01:47 pm

Peshawar/IBNS: Human rights groups and Pashtuns took to streets in Pakistan and Afghanistan demanding the release of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief and rights activist Manzoor Pashteen who was arrested arbitrarily on charges of sedition and sent to Peshawar's Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand on Monday.

Woman, her nephew die following sudden fever in Bangladesh village

Jan 27, 2020, at 06:12 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Leaving people panicked, a woman and her nephew died after  following fever in a Bangladeshi village, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Ten militants killed

Jan 27, 2020, at 04:56 pm

JalalabadA, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI:  Security forces have killed 10 armed insurgents and recaptured 17 villages in Shirzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province, said an army statement here Monday.

Yet another Hindu girl abducted, converted and married to Muslim man in Pakistan

Jan 27, 2020, at 04:12 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: In yet another incident in Pakistan, a Hindu woman was abducted, converted and then married to a Muslim man in the country's Matiari district in Sindh province, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Passengers aircraft crashes in Ghazni

Jan 27, 2020, at 03:59 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An Ariana airplane crashed in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province on Monday, media reports said.

Bangladesh trying to evacuate its nationals stranded in coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Jan 27, 2020, at 09:53 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is trying to evacuate its nationals who are currently stranded in Wuhan city of China where coronavirus outbreak occurred.

Six Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan's Balkh province: reports

Jan 26, 2020, at 08:13 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Six Taliban fighters have been killed on the spot during an airstrike in the village of Buka in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, the MenaFN news outlet reported, citing a spokesman for the provincial military.

Pakistan: 2 die as car, US Embassy vehicle collide in Islamabad

Jan 26, 2020, at 06:50 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At least two people were killed as two cars, one of which belonged to the  United States Embassy in Islamabad, collided in the Pakistani city on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: IED blast in Kabul leaves one killed

Jan 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least one person was killed as an IED blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 20 hurt as unknown people throw grenade on wedding ceremony

Jan 26, 2020, at 04:50 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown people threw a grenade at a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 20 people wounded, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghan forces kill 7 Taliban militants in Ghazni province

Jan 25, 2020, at 06:22 pm

Ghazni, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Afghan forces have killed at least seven Taliban militants in a fierce conflict in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an army statement said Saturday.

Four people injured in southern Afghanistan in rocket attack on helicopter: Military

Jan 25, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Four servicemen have been injured as a rocket hit a military helicopter in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Bangladesh: Two suspected New JMB members arrested

Jan 25, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Khulna/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two suspected Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB) members from the country's Khulna town, media reports said on Saturday.

Teen gangraped in Afghanistan's Bamyan province

Jan 25, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Bamyan/IBNS: A group of unidentified men gangraped a 15-year-old girl in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, media reports said on Saturday.

Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested

Jan 24, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.

Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying

Jan 24, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.

Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls

Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm

Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.

Imran Khan pitches for tourism in Pakistan at Davos

Jan 22, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, made a strong pitch for promoting tourism in his country which hosts the remains of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.

Taliban militants surrender in Afghan province

Jan 22, 2020, at 05:38 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.

Ahead of talks with Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Donald Trump offers to 'help' on Kashmir issue again

Jan 22, 2020, at 09:03 am

Davos/IBNS: Despite repeated mentions by India that Kashmir is a bilateral issue, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again said he was ready to 'help' solve the dispute related to the region between neighbouring India and Pakistan.

Afghan AF kills 15 Taliban militants in airstrikes

Jan 21, 2020, at 07:06 pm

Kabul/UNI: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted their positions in eastern Ghazni province, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Nepal: Eight Indians found dead

Jan 21, 2020, at 05:34 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: Eight Indians, including four children, died in Nepal on Tuesday.

Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport

Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

World Economic Forum: Imran Khan to meet Donald Trump

Jan 21, 2020, at 10:07 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, will meet US President Donald Trump at the sidelines of the event, officials said.

Pipeline explosion kills at least 2 in Nigeria's economic hub

Jan 20, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Lagos/Xinhua/UNI:  At least two bodies had been recovered from the explosion site of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, an official with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.

Dhaka Police Attack: Two neo-JMB terrorists arrested

Jan 20, 2020, at 05:27 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two neo-JMB terrorists in connection with the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019, media reports said on Monday.

Kabul: Afghan government official’s family members killed

Jan 20, 2020, at 10:15 am

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed four members of a family of an Afghanistan government official in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports

Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm

Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.