Border Guard Bangladesh personnel sends back five Myanmar nationals
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back five people who arrived in Shapuree Dwip from Myanmar on Saturday.
Rights group OVD-Info on Saturday claimed more than 400 people were detained by Russian authorities for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny across various cities in the country.
Case filed against Madrasa chairman over child rape charges in Bangladesh
A case has been filed against Madrasa managing committee chairman in Mongla region of Bangladesh for allegedly raping two children.
Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole
Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned home after he was released from prison on parole on Saturday, ending his six-month detention.
Unknown attackers stab to death Rohingya man in Bangladesh camp
Unknown attackers stabbed to death a Rohingya man at Ukhia’s Jamtoli camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar region on Saturday, media reports said.
Two siblings die due to unknown virus in Bangladesh, doctors trying to find cause
At least two minor siblings died due to an unknown virus at Chuniapara village in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area after eating Boroi (jujube), media reports said.
Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper,19, found dead
Marco Troper, 19, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead inside the dormitory of the University of California, Berkeley, media reports said.
Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
Death toll from Philippines landslide reaches 98
Manila/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Davao de Oro has reached 98, media reports said on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Senior Pakistani official quits position, claims February 8 national polls were 'manipulated'
A senior Pakistani bureaucrat has alleged that the results of the February 8 general elections were “manipulated” under his watch.
Mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim community destroyed in PoK
A mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Kotli region has been vandalised by a group of 50 persons recently.
Human rights activist Hidayat Lohar shot dead in Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.