Bangladesh road mishap leaves two dead
Feb 04, 2020, at 04:18 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Taliban terrorists set girl's school on fire in Afghanistan
Feb 04, 2020, at 09:17 am
Kabul/IBNS: A girl's school was set on fire by suspected Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghan forces kill 6 militants in northern Jawzjan province
Feb 03, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Sheberghan, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Six militants have been confirmed dead as a clash flared up in Khanaqa district of the northern Jawzjan province, provincial government spokesman Abdul Marouf Azar said on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry says new coronavirus infected 16 foreign nationals in China
Feb 03, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The new coronavirus has infected 16 foreign nationals in China, two of whom have already been discharged from hospitals while the remaining individuals continue treatment, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Crude bomb blast occurs in Dhaka University campus, no casualty
Feb 03, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A crude bomb blast occurred near the Madhur Canteen at the campus of the University of Dhaka on Monday, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Pakistan house, seven killed
Feb 03, 2020, at 09:49 am
Khar/IBNS: An explosion rocked a house in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district on Sunday which left at least seven people killed.
Air raids kill 7 militants in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Pul -e- khumri, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Seven militants have been confirmed dead after fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan, said an army statement released here Sunday.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Wuhan/Islamabad/IBNS: As Indian government evacuated its nationals from Coronavirus-hit China's Wuhan region, Pakistani students slammed their government for not taking any initiative to rescue them from the city.
Afghanistan: Ex-Kabul police chief hurt during attack by unknown gunmen
Feb 02, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Former Kabul police chief was hurt as he was attacked by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's capital city, media reports said.
China penalises over 300 officials in Huanggang for poor fight against coronavirus
Feb 02, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Huanggang city authorities in China's virus-hit Hubei province have penalized 337 officials for their poor efforts to contain the new coronavirus epidemic, the city's mayor, Qiu Lixin, said on Saturday.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Over 300Â Bangladeshi people return home from China
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 316 Bangladeshi returned home from the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province of China on Saturday.
11 militants killed in Southern Afghanistan: gov't
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Tirin Kot, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven Taliban militants were killed during an operation conducted by Afghan National Army commando forces in southern Uruzgan province during Friday night, Afghan Defence Ministry said Saturday.
US envoy arrives in Kabul to meet Afghan Prez later on Saturday: Source
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul where he plans to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani later on Saturday, a source told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:03 am
Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released its annual report on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 08:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released annual reports on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Jan 31, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Globally Bangladesh is a model for poverty reduction: World Bank
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:38 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The World Bank reiterated its commitment to help Bangladesh sustain high economic growth, as the World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer concluded a three-day visit to the country.
Afghan air raids kill 2 Taliban commander in western Herat province
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:19 am
Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Two Taliban commanders have been confirmed killed as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Zawal district of Afghanistan's western Herat province, provincial governor's spokesman Jilani Farhad said Wednesday.
Four students in China diagnosed with coronavirus: Pakistan
Jan 29, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Wednesday said four of its nationals in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus.
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.