China penalises over 300 officials in Huanggang for poor fight against coronavirus
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Wednesday said four of its nationals in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus.
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
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
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.