Seven civilians were killed and nine others wounded by Pakistani shelling in Kashmir on Tuesday, Indian officials said, as cross-border firing by the two countries’ troops escalated in the disputed region.A police officer said five people, including two children, were…
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an Indian citizen along with 10 firearms, 12 magazines and 35 rounds of bullets from Gabtoli area in the city on Monday night, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Close to 85,000 Indonesians and other nationalities have filed a petition to revoke the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi over anti-Muslim remarks she allegedly made during a media interview. A newly…
Egypt has condemned a missile attack fired by Yemeni rebels that Saudi Arabia claimed targeted the city of Mecca, calling it an “unacceptable precedent” and a “disregard to the sanctity of Muslim holy sites that should not pass in silence.”Saudi…
People’s SAARC, a regional network of progressive South Asian people’s movements and mass organisations, is deeply dismayed at the cancellation of the 19th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit which was scheduled to be held in Pakistan in…
Philippines (AP/UNB)— A Philippine town mayor who was publicly identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as a drug trafficking suspect was gunned down Friday with nine of his men at a police checkpoint, in one of the bloodiest operations since the…
Dhaka: Criticising the new Awami League general secretary for his comment that there is no need to hold any dialogue with BNP, its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said engaging in talks is essential for the sake…
The annual ceremony to mark the “Memorial Service” to honour United Nations peacekeepers who lost their lives in service of peace was held at the Trusteeship Council of United Nations Secretariat on Wednesday.Between January 2015 and June 2016, a total…
By David Gilbert It comes as no surprise to the West that Russia has built a new nuclear missile — known as Satan 2 obviously — which is big enough to blow up the whole of Texas.
By Shona Murray Lamiya Aji Bashar is adjusting to her new life in Europe after escaping IS captors who held her as a sex slave for two years in Iraq. Today, Bashar dares to feel safe again — happy, even.…
Pakistan (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani investigator says the police have arrested National Geographic’s famed green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ for having a fake Pakistani identity card.
By Cassandra Vinograd and Hind Hassan About 500 people have been arriving each day at the Debaga refugee camp in northern Iraq, with aid organizations bracing for an influx as the Mosul offensive proceeds. Some 11,000 refugees arrived at the…
Dhaka – Two alleged criminals were killed in a gunfight with police on Bypass road in Bhutiargati area of Jhenidah district town early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Dhaka – Police in a raid arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Khalishkhali village in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat early Tuesday.
Pakistan (AP/UNB) — Gunmen stormed a police training center late Monday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province and detonated explosive vests, killing at least 48 police trainees, authorities said. Baluchistan’s top health official, Noorul Haq, said at least 116 people were…
Malkangiri – At least 19 Maoists were killed in a major encounter in Malkangiri, at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, early on Monday. Two policemen were also injured, reports NDtv.
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed December 5 for submission of the investigation report about Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack in the capital’s Gulshan area on July 1.
Dhaka – Six members of banned militant outfit Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), arrested on Monday evening from Tejgaon area in the city, made confessional statements on Sunday.
Dhaka – Thousands of Muslims demonstrate outside the iconic Colosseum in Rome after small mosques are shut down by the authorities to avoid youngsters becoming radicalized Dhaka- Thousands of Muslims gathered outside Rome’s Colosseum to protest the closure of mosques…
Forces of so-called Islamic State launched an attack in Iraq on a town in western Anbar province in an apparent attempt to divert attention from the government’s offensive on Mosul.The mayor of Rutba described the Islamic State (IS) assault on…
Gazipur – Readymade garment workers blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway for about an hour following rumour of the death of a fellow worker in a road accident in Konabari area of the city on Sunday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday reiterated her firm stance not to allow any terrorist group to use Bangladesh soil for striking any neighbouring countries and laid emphasis on detecting the sources of arms and terror financing.
Indian border security forces on Friday said they shot dead seven Pakistani soldiers in retaliation to a ceasefire violation on the disputed Kashmir border, with Pakistan refuting the claims. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) said Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian positions…
A flotilla of Russian warships is passing through the English Channel en route to Syria. Two British naval ships are shadowing the vessels. The Ministry of Defence said they would be “man-marked every step of the way” while near UK…
Dhaka-Forensic tests have found that 18 militants, who were killed in anti-terror rescue operations or raids carried out by law-enforcers in recent times in Gulshan and Kallyanpur in the capital as well as Narayangonj, were not on drugs.
Britain is sending warships to monitor a Russian aircraft carrier group and other vessels as they sail through the North Sea and the English Channel.Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Thursday that the military will watch the vessels “every step of…
Amid tensions with India, Pakistan’s media regulatory authority on Wednesday decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from Friday and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended.Pakistan…
Dhaka – Strongly criticising BNP for siding with militants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those who are pampering militants will face action, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between two groups of ‘robbers’ at Char Afzal in Ramgati upazila of Laxmipur district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.