In Bangladesh, at least 16 people were killed and several injured after a fire broke out at a chemical godown and a garment factory in Mirpur area of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday. An official said, the death toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continued. Lt Col Tajul...
The Supreme Court of Nepal resumed registration of writ petitions from Tuesday for the first time after arson of September 9 when SC building was torched. On the first day, more than seven writ petitions against dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) were received.
All the activities except registration...
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for deadly cross-border attacks that killed 58 Pakistani troops, calling the action retaliation for an alleged Pakistani airstrike on a civilian market in Paktika province.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes targeted multiple border locations and also left 30 Pakistani personnel wounded. Nine Taliban...
The Bangladesh Army has said that 15 officers have been taken into custody after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued arrest warrants against them for alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and crimes against humanity. Addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Cantonment, Major General Md. Hakimuzzaman said that among...
Myanmar’s junta has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send observers for planned year-end elections, and the bloc will discuss the request during a regional summit later this month, Malaysia’s foreign ministry has said.
The invitation to send election observers was extended to all ASEAN member states,...
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has decided to launch a joint political programme with the ruling United National Party (UNP) under SJB’s leadership and direction.
The SJB Working Committee, which met this week, unanimously endorsed the proposal in what party officials described as a historic...
International and domestic rights groups on Thursday accused Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh’s interim government of gagging dissent voices, particularly launching a crackdown on supporters of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
“Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, is increasingly using the recently amended counterterrorism law to...
Nepal Police on Thursday arrested 18 activists belonging to the ‘Gen Z’ group, including Dr Nicholous Bhusal, who were protesting at Maitighar here demanding the arrest of deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak.
The protest by a faction of the Gen Z group...
China on Thursday described the resumption of direct flights with India after a five-year hiatus as a positive step, saying it demonstrated that both countries are “faithfully acting” on the understandings reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping to strengthen bilateral ties.
Speaking at a media...
Thirty fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy today. The fishermen had gone in four boats and were fishing midsea when they were surrounded by the Sri Lankan Navy. They were arrested for allegedly trespassing into international waters.
