A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred during an "intense exchange of fire" with terrorists in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan tribal district, the military's media affairs wing said on Sunday.In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exchange of fire took place between terrorists and...
In another attack on the interim Government and its stance on holding elections, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned the true agenda of Chief Advisor Mohd Yunus over his “vague election timeframes” such as December 2025 or early 2026 instead of giving a concrete timeline.
“Why...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain in Muscat earlier this week, conveyed that it is important for Bangladesh to not normalize terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed on Friday.
Jaishankar held a series of meetings with his counterparts...
Customs authorities of India and Nepal have discussed ways to check trans-border criminal activities, smuggling of gold and narcotics, and fake currency notes (FCN), the finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The 21st Director General-Level Talks on Customs Cooperation was held between India and Nepal in Kathmandu on...
Six people, including a woman, were killed and four injured in firing and traffic incidents across Balochistan on Sunday, according to officials.
In Panjgur, attackers killed a barber who had been running his shop in the area for the last many years.
The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire at the...
In Nepal, the arrears of government offices and state-run corporations from all three tiers of government have reached Rs 1284 billion. According to the 62nd annual report of the Office of the Auditor General, there is a steady rise in the amount of arrears.
The money to be recovered is...
SYLHET: Rivers in Bangladesh have burst their banks and caused the worst floods in the country's northeast for nearly two decades, with about two million people marooned by rising waters, officials said Saturday (May 21).
Floodwater rushing from India's northeast breached a major embankment on the Barak River, inundating at...
A group of human rights activists organised a protest outside White House in Washington DC to held Pakistan accountable for 1971 genocide. On May 20 1971, the Pakistani Army carried out the largest single-day massacre in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) with the active participation of some Bangladeshi-origin Islamists. The...
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday (July 14) said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) cannot become a proxy for other countries, as US-China tensions rise over issues in the Asia-Pacific.
Foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have gathered in Jakarta for talks about regional issues...
As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, the High Commission of India in Bangladesh organized a cultural programme for the members of the mission community and the Indian diaspora in Dhaka. The theme of the event was ‘Stronger Her, Healthier Future.’. Organised by the High Commission and Indira Gandhi...
