Bangladesh now houses 106 mln internet users
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:40 am
Dhaka: The total number of Bangladeshi internet users has reached 106 million as the first seven months of 2020 witnessed the addition of nearly seven million new users in the country, claimed the country's telecom regulator recently.
Pakistan: 2018 general elections were rigged, ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
Sep 20, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Army manipulated the 2018 general elections in the country and installed an "incompetent man" at the topmost position.
China constructs nine buildings on Nepali territory
Sep 20, 2020, at 10:45 pm
China is continuing its aggressive stance and it has now constructed nine buildings on the Nepali territory, media reports said.
Pakistan opposition gather to oust PM Imran Khan
Sep 20, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Islamabad/UNI: In a bid to dethrone Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's opposition parties on Sunday convened an All Parties Conference (APC) which was virtually attended by main top opposition party leaders including Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.
Bangladesh registers 1,567 fresh nCoV cases, with 32 deaths
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:02 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 1,567 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 32 deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 347,372 and death toll at 4,913, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Pakistani security forces kill 4 terrorists in Balochistan: Pakistan army
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The Pakistan army said on Saturday that the security forces have killed four terrorists in southwestern Balochistan province during an operation.
Taiwan scrambles fighters to repulse Chinese jets
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Taipei/UNI: For the second consecutive day on Saturday, Taiwanese fighter jets scrambled as Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait and intruded Taiwan's air defence identification zone off its southwest coast.
Afghanistan: Balkh suicide attacks leaves 1 killed
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Kabul: At least one person died eight others were hurt as a car bombing targeted an Afghan NDS convoy in Balkh province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Unknown gunmen kill Deputy Head of Paktia Provincial Council
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen killed the deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council in Gardez city of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:26 pm
New York: The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging Member States, “when are you planning to do the work”?
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves 4 people killed
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Dhaka: Two buses and a microbus collided on Magura-Jessore Highway in Mugi area of Bangladesh on Friday which left four people killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Teen gang-raped in bus in Comilla, 2 arrested
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Comilla: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly held captive and gang-raped in a Tisha Plus Paribahan bus in Bangladesh's Comilla region, media reports said on Saturday.
US agency releases advisory on activities of China's Ministry of State Security
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:37 pm
New York: Amid reports of snooping by Chinese firms, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an advisory on the activities of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) and its associated agencies and contractors, media reports said.
H&M joins global clamour in ending alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Stockholm: Swedish clothing icon H&M has said it will not buy raw materials from China's Xinjiang region as it suspected the use of 'forced labour'.
Terror Network: Pro-Khalistani group issues letter to discredit Milewski, journalist hits back
Sep 19, 2020, at 05:53 am
Islamabad: A pro-Khalistani group has issued a letter trying to discredit an article by Canadian journalist and researcher Terry Milewski where he has tried to show the nexus between the Khalistani terror network and Pakistan.
India-Australia-US join party to shatter Chinese dream of Kra canal project in Thailand
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:52 am
New Delhi: China might receive a hit in the diplomatic front as India, Australia, and the USA—three of the four integral members of the Quad- have now shown interest to invest in the Kra Canal project which is being actively entertained by the Thailand government.
US Embassy in Afghanistan warns of extremists' attacks on women
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Embassy in Afghanistan has issued a security alert for its citizens, warning about an increased risk of attacks on women by the extremist organizations.
COVID-19: 10 people test positive in PoK
Sep 18, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: As many as 10 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) during the past 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the area to 2,451.
Sep 18, 2020, at 06:15 am
Wuhan/IBNS: Several people in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province, where the coronavirus first surfaced in December last year, want to sue the local administration for the death of their kin due to mishandling of the health emergency but have found their lawsuits abruptly rejected, face official intimidation and their lawyers pressurised to withdraw from such cases, said an AFP report.
FIR registered against Pakistani journalist Asad Toor for 'negative propaganda' against Army
Sep 17, 2020, at 03:41 am
Islamabad: An FIR has been registered against a Pakistani journalist for posting "negative propaganda against the state, Pakistani institutions and the Pakistan Army" on his social media account, media reports said.
Minor Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully married in Pakistan
Sep 17, 2020, at 03:29 am
Islamabad: Adding up one more case of conversion and forcible marriage in Pakistan, a14-year-old Hindu girl has become the latest victim after she was kidnapped and married off to a Muslim man after faking her actual age on the documents, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown people kill Hindu doctor in Sindh
Sep 17, 2020, at 12:35 am
Quetta: A Hindu doctor was allegedly killed by unknown men in Pakistan's Sindh province, media reports said on Tuesday.
China confirms 'criminal detention' of 12 Hong Kongers who fled by boat for Taiwan
Sep 16, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kong residents who are accused of attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month,media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Kalafgan leaves2 dead
Sep 16, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Kabul: An IED blast rocked Afghanistan's Kalafgan district on Tuesday which left two people killed and 12 others injured, media reports said.
I am concerned about Uyghurs in China: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Sep 16, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday expressed her concern over the way Uyghurs are treated in the Xinjiang region by China.
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's conditional release extended by six months
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia's conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill university professor
Sep 15, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead a university professor in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.
'China-Pakistan may contradict in their stand on Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan'
Sep 15, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Kabul: There seems to be a clear contrasting belief between China and Pakistan on whether the Taliban should come to power in Afghanistan, an opinion piece published in a top Kabul-based news agency claimed.
AISHF writes to UN chief, expresses concern over rising attacks on Shia Muslims in Pakistan
Sep 15, 2020, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi: The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres where the body has expressed concern over the rising instances of attack on Shia Muslims and other religious minorities in Pakistan.
Former senator, 5 guards killed in Taliban ambush in W. Afghanistan
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Taliban militants killed a former Afghan senator and five of his guards in the country's western Badghis province on Monday, the acting provincial governor confirmed.