Bangladesh government writes diplomatic note to India to send back Sheikh Hasina
Dec 23, 2024, at 05:25 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to New Delhi amid heavy protests against her regime on August 5, to Dhaka.
Dec 23, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina who escaped to India amid widespread protest against her regime on August 5.
Pakistan: Labourers demonstrate against low wages, bad working conditions in Dasu
Dec 22, 2024, at 08:45 pm
A large number of labourers recently participated in a protest rally in Dasu city in Pakistan over the denial of fair wages and working conditions during the construction of a highway project.
Body of Hindu priest found in Bangladesh temple, ISKCON condemns
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:38 pm
Bangladesh police have recovered the body of a Hindu priest, whose hands and legs were tied, from Kashimpur crematorium and temple located in the South Asian country's Natore region, media reports said, triggering condemnation by ISKCON.
Bangladesh: Eight Hindu idols vandalised in three temples
Dec 21, 2024, at 07:08 pm
At least three idols were vandalised in two Hindu temples in the Mymensingh region of Bangladesh on Thursday amid the growing atrocities on the community members in the Muslim-majority nation ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5, media reports said.
28,000 Pakistani nationals file for asylum in European countries in a year: Report
Dec 20, 2024, at 07:17 pm
A new Pakistan-centric report released by the EU’s Agency for Asylum on Wednesday revealed 28,000 Pakistanis lodged applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this year.
Polio vaccination team targeted in Pakistan
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:40 pm
A polio team was attacked in Pakistan's Korangi district, marking yet another incident where people deployed to administer the life-saving drops to children were targeted.
Issues related to 1971 war should be settled, Muhammad Yunus tells Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:23 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo when he said the issues related to the 1971 war should be settled in order to deepen ties between the two nations.
Dec 16, 2024, at 12:59 pm
Bangladesh's interim government head Muhammad Yunus has said the national elections in the country -- which has been witnessing a political turmoil since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August -- may take place late next year or in the first half of 2026.
Pakistan: More than 200 inmates in Quetta suffer from skin disease
Dec 15, 2024, at 11:32 pm
More than 200 inmates at the Quetta District Jail in Pakistan are suffering from skin disease, raising doubts about the condition of prisons in the cash-strapped South Asian nation.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for killing his pregnant wife by throwing into canal
Dec 15, 2024, at 11:24 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his pregnant woman in Pakpattan region of the country.
Bangladeshi authorities arrest four for vandalising Hindu properties in Sunamganj
Dec 15, 2024, at 02:45 pm
Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in vandalising the shops, a temple and homes belonging to the Hindu community members in Sunamganj this month.
Pakistan: Jamrud polio worker receives death threat
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:39 am
Suspected terrorists issued death threats to a polio worker in Pakistan's Jamrud area and asked him to stop what they called 'improper activity'.
Pakistan: 2 policemen injured in gun attack at checkpoint in Shangla
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:10 am
At least two policemen were injured during a gun attack at a checkpoint in Pakistan's Shangla district on Saturday.
Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: UN Security Council
Dec 14, 2024, at 04:17 pm
The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on women and girls, the UN envoy for the country warned on Thursday.
Dec 13, 2024, at 10:32 am
The US government on Thursday said it is 'watching closely' the current developments in Bangladesh where atrocities against minorities, especially Hindus, escalated ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled on August 5 and the interim government took charge of the South Asian nation.
Dec 13, 2024, at 09:57 am
A Chinese tourist miraculously survived after her attempt to shoot a video for a social media post turned dangerous when a tree branch hit her and she fell from a moving train on Sri Lanka's coastal railway line.
Afghanistan: Taliban's refugee minister Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani dies in Kabul blast
Dec 11, 2024, at 07:17 pm
Afghanistan's Taliban-led regime's acting minister for refugees, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, died in a suicide attack that targeted his Ministry's headquarters in Kabul city on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Protest in Dhaka demanding boycott of restaurants not offering beef on menu
Dec 11, 2024, at 04:45 pm
A group named Muslim Consumers' Rights Council on Tuesday organised a rally in Dhaka when they demanded boycotting restaurants that do not serve beef in Bangladesh.
Dec 11, 2024, at 02:00 am
The Interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities were reported in the country following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.
Dec 09, 2024, at 04:40 pm
German-based Hindu organisation Deutschland Hinduistische Verbande has expressed deep concerns over the 'atrocities' committed on minority members ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government toppled in Bangladesh.
Dec 09, 2024, at 09:17 am
Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das has been made a prime accused in a case filed over the recent clash that took place between his followers and the police on the premises of the Chittagong court in Bangladesh recently.
Pakistan: Recently married young couple killed in the name of 'honour'
Dec 08, 2024, at 11:18 pm
A couple, who recently married of their own choice, was allegedly killed in a suspected case of honour killing in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said.
Hindu family-owned temple set on fire in Bangladesh
Dec 08, 2024, at 09:38 pm
A temple belonging to a family was set on fire by miscreants in Bangladesh's Turag area on Friday.
Three Taiwanese nationals arrested in China for following I-Kuan Tao spiritual movement
Dec 08, 2024, at 08:01 pm
Three Taiwanese nationals have been detained by Chinese authorities in Guangdong province for allegedly practising activities related to I-Kuan Tao spiritual movement.
Pakistan records 60 percent deaths due to non-communicable diseases, WHO data shows
Dec 07, 2024, at 06:50 pm
Non-communicable diseases now account for 60pc of deaths annually in Pakistan, as per World Health Organisation released data.
Pakistan: Explosion left vehicle belonging to senior Levies officer damaged, no casualty
Dec 07, 2024, at 06:34 pm
The vehicle of a senior Levies officer was damaged in an explosion in Pakistan's Qila Abdullah Bazaar area on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: ISKCON alleges its Dhaka centre burnt down
Dec 07, 2024, at 05:16 pm
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday claimed that its centre in Dhaka has been burned down.
Minority group condemns attack on Hindu houses, business establishments in Sunamganj
Dec 07, 2024, at 02:27 pm
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has condemned the recent attacks on Hindu minority community members in Sunamganj district and demanded an immediate arrest of those involved in the crime.
UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes in Afghanistan
Dec 07, 2024, at 12:49 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned a new ban imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan preventing women and girls from attending private medical institutions, warning that it will have devastating consequences for healthcare - especially the future availability of midwives and nurses.