Bangladesh: M Morshed Khan quits BNP
Nov 06, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Citing personal reasons, former foreign minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan has quit Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) party.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kapisa kills 1 soldier
Nov 06, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least one Afghanistan soldier was killed as an explosion hit Kapisa area of the country on Tuesday, media reports said.
China, Pakistan agrees on further cooperation over CPEC
Nov 06, 2019, at 08:47 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: China and Pakistan have agreed here to further their cooperation in different fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the ninth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of CPEC.
Narayanganj building collapse: Body of missing boy recovered
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Fire service workers in Bangladesh have recovered the body of a missing boy from the debris of the four-storey under-construction building that collapsed inNarayanganj area two days ago, media reports said.
Roadside bomb kills 1 soldier, wounds 3 in Afghan eastern Khost city
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Khost, Afghanistan, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) One soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle of national army in Khost city of eastern Khost province on Tuesday, an army spokesman in the province said.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast leaves 8 killed in Baghlan
Nov 04, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Baghlan/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on Monday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Three electrocuted in Barguna
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Three persons of a family were electrocuted in Bangladesh's Barguna area on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rocket attack damages two houses in Landi Kotal, TTP claims responsibility
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:04 am
Landi Kotal/Pakistan/IBNS: At last two houses were partially damaged as two rockets fired from a nearby hilltop landed at the army camp in Landi Kotal area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill an attacker who shot dead a man in front of his infant daughter
Nov 04, 2019, at 09:34 am
Kandahar/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed an attacker who shot dead a man in front of his infant daughter in the country's Kandahar province, media reports said on Monday.
At Least 15 People Dead, 50 Injured as Bus Falls Into River in Nepal say reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 01:34 am
Moscow/Sputnik: A bus fell on Sunday in a river in central Nepal, leaving at least 15 people dead, 50 injured and three more missing, according to media reports.
Kartarpur is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Nov 03, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said the holy site of Kartarpur is ready to welcome 'Sikh pilgrims'.
ISIS says Bangladeshi terrorists support their new leader
Nov 03, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A media arm of terror group Islamic State has claimed that terrorists from Egypt's Sinai and Bangladesh have pledged allegiance to the new leader of the outfit following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami arrested by police
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Chittagong/IBNS: A Jamaat-e-Islami has been arrested by the police in Bangladesh's Chittagong city, media reports said on Saturday.
Taliban-triggered IED blast kills nine children in Afghanistan
Nov 02, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An IED blast, which was triggered by Taliban terrorists, killed at least nine school children in Afghanistan's North-eastern Takhar province, media reports said on Saturday.
Nepal: Muslim mob allegedly attacks Hindus in Kapilvastu, one killed in police firing
Nov 02, 2019, at 11:16 am
Kapilavastu/IBNS: The holy city of Kapilvastu in Nepal witnessed violence on Thursday when a Muslim mob allegedly attacked a group of Hindus while they were taking part in a religious procession around Krishnangar Bazaar area in the city. One person died in police firing.
Afghanistan: Man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kandahar
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:18 am
Kandahar/IBNS: A man was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.
Bus service between Pirojpur-Kolkata starts
Nov 01, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus service from Bangladesh's Pirojpur area to Kolkata city in West Bengal was started on Friday.
Tezgam Express Fire in Pakistan: World leader condole loss of lives
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A devastating fire that hit Tezgam Express in Pakistan left 73 people killed and the incident was condoled by several world leaders including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Indian Sikh pilgrims won't need passport to visit Kartarpur: Imran Khan
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Friday said no fee would be charged from Indian pilgrims who will be visiting the Kartarpur corridor on the opening day.
Pakistan: 73 killed in Tezgam express fire
Oct 31, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 73 people were killed and several injured when the Tezgam Express caught fire in Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Five soldiers killed in Taliban attack
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed five Afghanistan soldiers and took eight others as captives during a clash in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Dhaka cylinder blast leaves four killed
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At least four children died as a gas cylinder blasted in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghan Army seizes 11 weapons from truck in country's east
Oct 30, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Kabul/ Sputnik/UNI: Eleven weapons have been seized from a truck in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city, the office of the Nangarhar province governor said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: $100 million World Bank financing for safe water and sanitation in municipalities
Oct 30, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected 30 municipalities, benefiting about 600,000 people.
Mine collapse kills 2, traps 9 in China's south: Reports
Oct 29, 2019, at 09:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An ore mine has caved in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, killing two workers and trapping nine others, media said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan meets US peace envoy, calls to reduce violence in Afghanistan
Oct 29, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Islamabad, Oct 29 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for "practical steps for reduction of violence in Afghanistan" in his meeting with US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.
Bangladesh: Narayanganj madrasa teacher held over sexually abusing minors
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A madrasa teacher was detained by the police on charges of sexually abusing two female third grade students in Bangladesh's city of Narayanganj.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 52 Taliban terrorists
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A series of airstrikes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, which were conducted across five provinces in the country, killed at least 52 Taliban terrorists, media reports said.
One person dead, seven injured in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan
Oct 28, 2019, at 11:25 pm
Kabul/ Sputnik/UNI: A suicide bombing has taken place in the Afghan province of Herat killing one person and injuring seven, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday.
Pakistan to issue additional visas to Sikh pilgrims
Oct 28, 2019, at 02:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: To facilitate the 550th Anniversary celebrations, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi will issue 'additional visas' to Indian Sikh pilgrims above the 3,000 limit allowed under the bilateral Protocol for their visit to Sikh Gurdwaras in Pakistan between Nov 5 and 14, it was announced here on Monday.