Afghan security forces kill almost 100 Taliban fighters over past 48 Hours
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Afghan joint security forces killed almost 100 Taliban militants and left dozens of others injured over the past 48 hours during their offensive operation in the country's northwestern Badghis province, which followed the militants' attack on Bala Morgab district last week, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Bangladesh FR Tower fire: Firefighter Sohel Rana dies, death toll touches 27
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Dhaka, Apr 8 (IBNS): A firefighter, who was hurt while he was trying to rescue people trapped in a high-rise in Bangladesh capital Dhaka last month, died on Monday, media reports said.
Unknown gunmen kill Afghan Taekwondo Federation representative
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed the representative of Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation in northern Kunduz province of the war-town south Asian country, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Fire erupts in PM Office
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Islamabad, Apr 8 (IBNS): Fire erupted in the bathroom on the third floor of the Pakistan Prime Minister Secretariat on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb hit police vehicle in Nangarhar, 2 killed
Apr 08, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Monday which left at least two people, including a police officer, killed, media reports said.
India will launch new attack this month, claims Pakistan Foreign Minister
Apr 07, 2019, at 08:14 pm
Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS): Amid growing tension, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday claimed that India is planning more military action against the neighbouring nation in the third week of April and called on the international community to reprimand India for its irresponsible conduct.
Three suspected Rohingya 'robbers' killed in Bangladesh
Apr 06, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Dhaka, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least three suspected Rohingya 'robbers' were killed during a 'gunfight' with the police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Bangladesh's Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Saturday, media reports said.
Twin blasts rock Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, 3 killed
Apr 06, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Jalalabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in twin blasts which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
‘Pakistan won’t accept repeal of Article 370’
Apr 06, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad, Apr 6 (UNI) Pakistan has said Islamabad will never accept India repealing Article 370 of its Constitution that gives autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, said a Radio Pakistan report.
Afghanistan: 6 ISIS media activists arrested in Kabul city
Apr 05, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Kabul, Apr 5 (IBNS): Security officials in Afghanistan have arrested a group of six media activists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Millions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF
Apr 05, 2019, at 09:21 am
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report.
Sri Lanka to hold largest ever military exercise
Apr 03, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Colombo, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) The Sri Lanka Army on Wednesday said it would hold the largest ever military exercise in July to coincide with 10 years since the end of the island's 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. In a statement, the army said the month-long military exercise will begin on July 1, with the participation of over 5,000 soldiers.
Thirty five unconscious following ice factory gas leakage in Pakistan's Punjab
Apr 03, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Islamabad, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 35 people, including children, were left unconscious on Wednesday after ammonia gas leaked from an ice factory in Sargodha district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.
Dhaka: Bodies of two students found in hotel room
Apr 03, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Dhaka, Apr 3 (IBNS): Bodies of two students have been recovered from Hotel Samrat on Dhaka’s Green Road in Bangladesh, media reports said on Wednesday.
Apr 03, 2019, at 08:06 am
Islamabad: Amnesty International has urged the government of Pakistan to take all measures to ensure an end to the practice of enforced disappearances that have long been a stain on the south Asian country's 'human rights record'.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills Taliban leader in charge of media activities
Apr 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Kabul, Apr 2 (IBNS): In an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's southern Helmand provinc, at least five Taliban militants including a local leader of the group who was in charge of media activities ave been killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 70 people arrested as police conduct raid in Parjatan Corporation bar in Narayanganj
Apr 02, 2019, at 02:59 pm
Dhaka, Apr 2 (IBNS): The police have arrested 70 people while conducting a raid in Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation’s Mary Anderson Floating Restaurant and Bar in Narayanganj, media reports said.
Over 31 killed by rainstorm in Southern Nepal
Apr 01, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Kathmandu, Apr 1 (UNI) A a severe rainstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal on Sunday has killed more than 31 people. The officials said on Monday that the storm has injured more than 400 persons.
At least 5 die in floods in Iran
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:52 am
Tehran, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran's western Lorestan province on Sunday, Tasnim news agency reported.
Storm kills at least 25, injures 400 others in Nepal
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:49 am
Kathmandu, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured when a storm devastated villages in two districts of Nepal on Sunday evening, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli confirmed.
Afghanistan: Separate airstrikes leave 17 Taliban terrorists killed, wounded
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:19 am
Kabul, Apr 1 (IBNS): In separate airstrikes conducted by the coalition forces in Nad-e-Ali and Nahr-e-Saraj districts of Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least 17 suspected Taliban terrorists were left killed or injured , media reports said on Monday.
Taliban captures district in Northwestern Afghanistan : Reports
Mar 30, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Moscow, Mar 30 (Sputnik) The Taliban militants captured late on Friday the Arghanj Khwa district of the Badakhshan province in northwestern Afghanistan, local media reported Saturday citing an official.
Banani high-rise fire: Death toll touches 26
Mar 30, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka, Mar 30 (IBNS): The death toll in the fire incident which broke out in a building in Bangladesh's Banani area of Dhaka city has touched 26, media reports said.
Airstrike in Afghanistan kills ISIS-K commander Sardar Wali
Mar 30, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Kabul, Mar 30 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) Sardar Wali killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban group member killed
Mar 29, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Kabul, Mar 29 (IBNS): A key Taliban group member has been killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan in the country's southeastern Ghazni province, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh high-rise fire: Minister describes death of 25 victims as 'murders'
Mar 29, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Dhaka, Mar 29 (IBNS): Bangladesh Public Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday called the death of 25 people in the Banani building fire incident as 'murder'.
Bangladesh building fire: Death toll touches 25
Mar 29, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Dhaka, Mar 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the massive fire, which broke out at a high-rise building in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's upscale Banani area on Thursday, has touched 25, media reports said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Dhaka highrise, people trapped inside
Mar 28, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Dhaka, Mar 28 (Xinhua): A massive fire broke out in a high-rise commercial building in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka's upmarket Banani on Thursday afternoon, leaving unknown number of people trapped, fire service personnel said.
Hindu minor girl abducted in Pakistan
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Islamabad, Mar 27 (IBNS): A minor Hindu girl was allegedly kidnapped in Jam Khan Pitafi village of Pakistan, her father has said.
BSF seizes cattle, other items worth Rs 49 lakh in Meghalaya while being smuggled to Bangladesh
Mar 27, 2019, at 12:01 pm
Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) have seized cattle and contraband drugs worth Rs 49 lakh along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya within a week.