Five people detained in Dhaka for 'militant link'
Jul 27, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka, July 27 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have detained five people from a house in Mirpur area of capital Dhaka city for their alleged involvement with the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, media reports said on Saturday.
At least 4 killed, 20 injured by car explosion in Afghanistan
Jul 27, 2019, at 03:19 pm
Kabul, Jul 27 (Sputnik/UNI) At least four Afghan security officers were killed while 20 others sustained injuries by a car explosion in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, local media reported on Saturday.
Jul 27, 2019, at 07:04 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Afghan women have “paid a high price” during their country’s nearly four decades of conflict, the United Nations deputy chief said on Friday, addressing the Security Council a day after Kabul had been hit with a fresh round of “horrific” bomb attacks.
Taliban group leader Qari Syed killed during airstrike in Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, July 26 (IBNS): A Taliban group leader Qari Syed was killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Islamic State claims responsibility for two bombs found in Dhaka
Jul 26, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): Islamic State has claimed that its members placed two bombs found near police boxes in Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.
Sheikh Hasina congratulates new UK PM Boris Johnson
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:52 am
Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated her UK counterpart Boris Johnson as he took over the post recently.
US President Donald Trump to visit Pakistan soon: PM Imran Khan
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:02 am
Islamabad, July 26 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said during a Cabinet meeting that US President Donald Trump will visit his nation soon, media reports said.
Roadside bomb targets foreign forces vehicles in Kabul, wounds 3 civilians: official
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Kabul, July 24 (Xinhua/UNI) A roadside bomb struck foreign forces vehicles in Tangi Tarakhil area in the outskirts of Kabul on Wednesday, injuring three civilians, Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz said.
Afghan forces kill 6 militants in eastern Ghazni province
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, July 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least six militants have been killed as government forces pounded Taliban hideouts in parts of the eastern Ghazni province, said a statement of provincial administration released on Wednesday.
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sent to 14-day judicial remand
Jul 24, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday sent arrested Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to judicial custody for 14 days, media reports said.
Two killed, 25 injured as blast hits SW Pakistan
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
Islamabad, Jul 24 (Xinhua/UNI) A blast triggered by an improvised explosive device killed two people and injured 25 others in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Tuesday night, hospital sources told Xinhua.
Bangladesh: Midnight bomb scare in Dhaka
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:04 am
Dhaka, July 24 (IBNS): Bangladesh police on Tuesday recovered a bomb from in front of a police box at Paltan intersection in country's capital city Dhaka, media reports siad.
8 killed, 4 missing due to landslides in western Nepal
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Kathmandu, Jul 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people died while four others have gone missing due to landslides triggered by rains in Gulmi district of western Nepal, local authorities said here on Tuesday.
Two civilians killed in car bomb blast in Afghan province
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Afghanistan, Jul 23 (Xinhua/uni) Two civilians, including a 10-year-old child, were killed and three police officers wounded after a car bomb explosion ripped through a dusty road in eastern province of Paktika on Tuesday, local police said.
Afghanistan: 9 ISIS members, originally hailing from Pakistan, killed
Jul 23, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Kabul, July 23 (IBNS): The public uprising forces killed nine Islamic State members in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province during a clash, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nine civilians killed in airstrike in E Afghanistan
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, July 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least nine civilians were killed and six others wounded in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar overnight, sources said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Miscrenats gun down two Awami League leaders in Bandarban, Satkhira
Jul 22, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, July 22 (IBNS): Miscreants gunned down two Awami League leaders in Bandarban and Satkhira areas of Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.
Imran Khan faces social media trolls as he receives no 'welcome' in US
Jul 22, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Islamabad, July 22 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan faced social media trolls after reports emerged that he received no official welcome of the kind reserved for foreign heads of states after he arrived in the United States on Saturday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet US President Donald Trump today
Jul 22, 2019, at 12:18 pm
Washington, July 22 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to meet US President Donald Trump alongside Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, in which Afghanistan and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as US economic aid, are expected to be on the agenda.
Bangladesh: Woman beaten to death by mob, three detained
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:04 am
Dhaka, July 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have detained three people for their involvement in the alleged murder of Taslima Begum Renu in country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, July 22 (IBNS): The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive political process where women’s voices are truly heard.
Blast kills 1, injures 6 in Afghanistan's Gardez city
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:52 pm
Gardez, Afghanistan, Jul 21 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person has been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast rocked Gardez city, the capital of eastern Paktia province, on Sunday, local official Abdullah Hasrat said.
Bangladesh: Sedition charge against Priya Saha dismissed
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka, July 21 (IBNS): A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a sedition case filed against Bangladeshi national Priya Saha for making remarks on religious persecution in her country during her meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Rifat Murder in Bangladesh: Aysha Siddika Minni's bail rejected
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka, July 21 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Aysha Siddika Minni who has been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif, media reports said.
Pakistan: Six killed in firing, suicide attack in DI Khan
Jul 21, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Islamabad, July 21 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a suicide attack on District Headquarter Hospital and firing at a police checkpost in Pakistan's DI Khan area on Sunday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out in Dhaka commercial building, three injured
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Dhaka, July 20 (IBNS): At least three people were hurt as a fire broke out at a 10-storey commercial building in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.
Taliban, US to resume Afghan peace talks next week - Source
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Moscow, July 20 (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban movement and US officials are scheduled to resume Afghan peace talks next week amid a surge in violence across Afghanistan, a source close to the Taliban told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: 3 Taliban mine planters blown up by own IED
Jul 20, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): Three Taliban mine planters were killed as a premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Saturday.
‘Indiscriminate blasts’ in civilian areas ‘must stop’, UN mission in Afghanistan stresses
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:57 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): The “deliberate targeting of educational facilities” during armed conflict is “a war crime”, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country’s capital.
Bangladesh: RAB arrests 13 alleged human traffickers including 2 Rohingya women
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:35 am
Dhaka, July 20 (IBNS): Bangladesh's RAB officials have arrested 13 people for their alleged role in trafficking people to Malaysia and the Middle East, media reports said on Saturday.