At least 15 Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghan kandahar province - Police
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 10 others were injured in an airstrike by the Afghan air forces in Kandahar province, local police said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed arrested in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Rapid Action Battalion arrested Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed in Satkhira near Bangladesh’s border with India in the early hour on Wednesday.
South China Sea: Philippines calls on China to comply with a 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Manila: As China continues its aggressive stance against its neighbours at a time when the world is witnessing COVID-19 outbreak, the Philippines has publicly called on China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling which said China has no 'historic rights over the waters of South China Sea'.
Bangladesh COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed arrested
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed in connection with his role in the COVID-19 test scam.
Activists protest outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against atrocities committed against Hindus
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Kathmandu: Protesting against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in the south Asian country, members of the Hindu Civic Society in Nepal demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu recently.
China using corrupt leaders to make inroads into economically weaker nations like Nepal: Reports
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:41 pm
A report has suggested that China makes inroads into economically weaker nations by using its corrupt leaders.
Another doctor dies due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka: The COVID-19 infection continues to tighten its killer hands in Bangladesh as the infection claimed the life of Gynaecologist Dr Irin Jaman of Chattogram Ma O Shishu Hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast leaves five people killed
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Surobi district on Tuesday which left at least five people killed and eleven others hurt, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.
7,000 army soldiers deployed to fight floods in east China
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:29 am
Fuzhou/Xinhua: -- Over 7,000 army soldiers have been deployed to the eastern part of China for flood control and emergency rescue operations, according to the Chinese military.
COVID-19 infected noted Bangladeshi businessman Nurul Islam Babul dies
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Dhaka: Noted Bangladeshi businessman and Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus claims 39 more lives
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Thirty-nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,391.
Over 40 People Killed, Injured in Explosion in Afghanistan's Samangan Province - Witness
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Over 40 people were killed and injured in the explosion near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, an eyewitness told Sputnik on Monday.
And now China is planning to sue think tanks and researchers
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Beijing: It seems China is trying to silence the voice of the critics who are targeting it for allegedly torturing ethnic minority community as Beijing is now planning to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations, media reports said.
Bangladesh COVID-19 testing scam: Arrested doctor sent to three days remand
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have been granted three-day custody of doctor Sabrina Sharmeen Husain aka Sabrina A Chaudhury who was arrested over her alleged ties to a COVID-19 test scam involving JKG Healthcare, media reports said.
Afghan forces suffer casualties in Taliban attack
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: At least four Afghanistan security forces members were killed during an attack carried out by Taliban forces in northern Parwan province recently, media reports said.
Pakistan restores bank account of 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed
Jul 13, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has restored the bank account of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed and five others, media reports said.
Reporters Without Borders warns Pakistan authorities against threatening journalists living abroad
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:42 am
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based non-profit organisation, has said it is shocked by a leaked Pakistani government internal memo about stopping the “rhetoric against Pakistan” of six journalists based abroad.
Human Rights Watch tells Pakistan to release Jang group editor, stop harassing his family
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:16 am
Pakistani authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges and release Mir Shakilur Rehman, an editor with Pakistan’s largest media group, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also stop harassing Rehman’s family members.
Pashtuns: Oppressed ethnic minority members protest against Pakistan in Geneva
Jul 12, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Geneva: Members of the Pashtun community gathered at Broken Chair in Geneva and demanded an investigation into the human rights violation committed against them by Pakistan.
Bangladesh: Doctor arrested over fake COVID-19 testing scam
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Dhaka: Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, chairman of JKG Health Care, has been arrested on allegations of being involved in a COVID-19 testing scam, media reports said.
Bangladesh: CID busts sex trafficking ring
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Dhaka: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police has arrested three people for allegedly forcing young Bangladeshi women into prostitution in Dubai after trafficking them to the UAE city using tourist visas, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Move Rohingya from dangerous silt island, Human Rights Watch
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities should immediately move over 300 Rohingya refugees, including at least 33 children, from the silt island of Bhasan Char to the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps to be with their families, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Bangladesh registers 30 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded 30 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
One killed, 3 injured in attack on ex-police chief's house in southern Afghanistan
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: One person was killed and three others injured in an attack on the house of an ex-Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Kandahar's Panjwai district, authorities said on Saturday.
Pakistan Ulema Council supports construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has extended its support to the construction of a temple in Islamabad and said its incorrect to make the issue controversial.
Persecuted Hindu minority of Pakistan demands justice from UN in Geneva
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Geneva: A group of protesters gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th Session of UN Human Rights Council to highlight the plight of Hindus in Pakistan and to protest against the persecution faced by them.
4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, a source said.
Amid pandemic, Bangladesh govt allows some madrasas to reopen
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Dhaka: As other institutions remained shut due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh government has allowed Hifzakhanas, madrasas that are not registered with an education board, to reopen on Sunday.
KP Oli led Nepal government rendered state system dysfunctional: Expert
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:09 am
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Oli-led government has rendered the state system dysfunctional, largely derailed democracy, and for all practical purposes, sent the 'republican' constitution into a coma, an expert has said.