Voting underway in Bangladesh as Hasina seeks another term
Dec 30, 2018, at 11:54 am
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IBNS): Amid tight security and reports of some sporadic clashes, Bangladesh is voting on Sunday to elect a new Prime Minister on Sunday even as Sheikh Hasina seeks her third consecutive term in the top office.
Bangladesh goes to polls tomorrow
Dec 29, 2018, at 09:52 pm
Dhaka, Dec 29 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Bangladesh will host its General Elections on Sunday where voters will decide whether they will bring back Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to power for the straight third term.
Fake degrees: PIA sacks more than 50 employees
Dec 29, 2018, at 08:16 pm
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IBNS): Pakistan International Airlines on Saturday sacked over 50 employees for holding fake degrees, media reports said.
Dec 29, 2018, at 06:15 pm
London, Dec 29 (IBNS): The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, who recently visited Bangladesh for discussion with government and opposition parties, called on the Government and the Election Commission to provide a conducive environment for free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections on Sunday.
Over 40,000 combatants, civilians killed in Afghanistan in 2018: Crisis Group
Dec 29, 2018, at 05:30 pm
Kabul, Dec 29 (IBNS): Over 40,000 combatants and civilians have been killed in conflict-hit Afghanistan in 2018, as per Crisis Group.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy hopeful that Awami League will register massive victory in Bangladesh polls
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Dhaka, Dec 29 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed hope that the ruling Awami League will register a 'massive victory' in the general elections which is scheduled to be held on Sunday.
Afghanistan: 16 members of the suicide squad of ISIS-K killed
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Kabul, Dec 29 (IBNS): During an operation conducted by Afghan armed forces in eastern Nangarhar province, at least 16 members of the suicide squad of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) were killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Gunmen set on fire a middle school in Paktika province
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Dec 29 (IBNS): Gunmen have set on fire a middle school in the Urgon district of southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Hindu home gutted in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
Dec 28, 2018, at 06:17 pm
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IBNS): An alleged arson attack has been carried out at the residence of a Hindu family in Bangladesh's Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila, media reports said on Friday.
Study suggests shifts in Afghan attitudes towards increased education and delayed marriage
Dec 28, 2018, at 06:05 pm
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): In Afghanistan’s most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of the Taliban government in 2002, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
US expresses concern over 'high level of campaign violence' in Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IBNS): The US has expressed its concern over the 'high level of campaign violence' over the last two weeks as Bangladesh is gearing up to vote in the general polls on Sunday.
BNP is sensing poll defeat: Sheikh Hasina
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IBNS): As Bangladesh is gearing up to vote in the crucial general elections on Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she feels that the key opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has sensed that they might be defeated in the upcoming polls.
Afghanistan: US conducted airstrike leaves 2 local Taliban leaders killed
Dec 28, 2018, at 09:53 am
Kabul, Dec 28 (IBNS): A US force conducted airstrike in Afghanistan's western Farah province left two prominent local leaders of the Taliban group killed, media reports said on Friday.
US airstrike kills local ISIS-K spokesman in Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2018, at 09:48 am
Kabul, Dec 28 (IBNS): A US force conducted airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left local spokesman of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) Sul Aziz Azam killed, media reports said on Friday.
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Portion of mine collapses in Pakistan, 3 miners killed
Dec 28, 2018, at 09:44 am
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IBNS): A portion of a mine collapsed in Balochistan's Dukki district of Pakistan and left at least three miners dead on Thursday, media reports said.
UN calls for ‘peaceful, credible and inclusive’ election in Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): In the run-up to Sunday’s general elections in Bangladesh, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for “an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion” to allow a “peaceful, credible and inclusive poll.”
Afghanistan: UN ‘unequivocally condemns’ attack in Kabul
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:07 am
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, known by its acronym UNAMA, condemned an attack on a government compound in the country’s heavily populated capital city of Kabul on Monday night, which news reports say left more than 40 dead.
OIC condemns Kabul attack that left over 40 killed
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Kabul, Dec 26 (IBNS): The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a government building that houses a public welfare department in Kabul, Afghanistan by a suicide bomber and some extremists on Monday, leading to the death of dozens of people and injuring many more others.
Afghanistan: Drone strikes leaves 8 militants dead in Logar province
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Kabul, Dec 27 (IBNS) : At least eight militants were killed in drone strikes in central Logar province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military in the Southeast said in a statement.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 2
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:09 am
Kabul, Dec 26 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday left at least two people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan PM says India doesn't treat minorities right
Dec 25, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said minorities were not treated right in India and his government would ensure they were treated as equal citizens in Pakistan, sparking criticism from across the border.
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday condemned the attack carried out last night in an area of Kabul city heavily populated by civilians.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Kabul city
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the shooting and suicide attack at a government building in Kabul that left over 43 people dead.
Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison
Dec 25, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): A day after he was sentenced in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was shifted to Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul attack claims 43 lives
Dec 25, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): At least 43 people were killed as terrorists attacked a government building in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said Tuesday.
Afghanistan : Top Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike
Dec 25, 2018, at 12:53 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS) : A top local leader of Taliban was killed in a drone strike conducted in western Herat province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press said on Tuesday quoting the authorities.
Afghanistan:: 3 attackers,1 policeman killed in Kabul attack
Dec 25, 2018, at 12:36 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): One policeman was killed and three attackers were killed as terrorists attacked a government building in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 7 civilians
Dec 24, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Kabul, Dec 24 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as a bomb blast ripped through their vehicle in Deh Yak district of Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistani court gives seven-year jail term to ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in a corruption reference
Dec 24, 2018, at 04:10 pm
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced country's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference.
Afghanistan: Gunmen attack radio station, no casualty
Dec 24, 2018, at 02:42 pm
Kabul, Dec 24 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen attacked a local radio station Alina in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province and destroyed the equipment present in it, media reports said on Monday.