Srinagar, Mar 2 (AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Tensions have been running high…
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India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 4 killed
India, Mar 2 (AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and wounding four others, officials said Saturday. Fighting resumed overnight as the…
Pakistan hands over captured Indian pilot
Pakistan has handed over an Indian pilot captured after his plane was shot down by the Pakistani military this week.
Pakistan takes captured Indian pilot to border for handover
Wagah, Mar 1 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani officials brought a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India for handover on Friday, a “gesture of peace” promised by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan amid a dramatic escalation with the country’s…
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; villagers flee homes
Muzafarabad, Feb 28 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani police say troops deployed in the disputed region of Kashmir continued trading fire with India overnight, forcing villagers living near the contested frontier to move to safer places even as the two nuclear-armed nations…
Indian Air Force pilot to be released Friday, says Pak PM
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB/AP) – Pakistan’s prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian jetfighter pilot the following day, a move that could help defuse the most-serious confrontation in two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors over…
Bangladesh, India army joint training exercise from Mar 2
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – An Indian Army contingent, as in the past, comprising 170 personnel will participate in a joint training exercise ‘SAMPRITI-8’ in Bangladesh from March 2-15. The Indian Army contingent will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport…
Police say Indian mortar shells kills 6 civilians in Kashmir
Pakistan, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani police say mortar shells fired by Indian troops from across the frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir have struck homes, killing six civilians and wounding several others amid increasing tensions between the two…
Pakistan says it downed 2 Indian warplanes, captured pilot
Muzaffarabad, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured one Indian pilot, a military spokesman said.…
India: Pakistan engaging in cross-border fire
Islamabad, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) —India says Pakistani soldiers are firing mortar shells and small-arms fire along the boundary separating Pakistan’s and India’s sector of control in the disputed region of Kashmir. Lt. Col. Devender Anand, an Indian army spokesman, says…
Pakistan says Indian aircraft bomb its territory
Peshawar, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan says India launched an airstrike on its territory early Tuesday that caused no casualties, while India said it targeted a terrorist training camp in a pre-emptive strike that killed a “very large number” of…
Peelkhana carnage masterminds not yet identified: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The BNP on Monday alleged that the masterminds behind the killings in the BDR mutiny yet to be identified as the investigative report carried out by the army was not made public. “None of the investigations…
Those behind Pilkhana carnage not identified yet: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – BNP on Monday alleged that those who were behind Pilkhana carnage have not yet been identified as the report of investigation carried out by army into the incident was not made public. “No complete report…
10th anniversary of BDR carnage Monday
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – The 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed on Monday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on…
Nightmare result of Trump-Kim talks: Bad deal, little change
Hanoi, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and millions dead. Rather, some experts fear the meeting could…
Thakurgaon firing: Court accepts cases against BGB men
Thakurgaon, Feb 24 (UNB) –A court here on Sunday took into cognisance the cases filed by the families of the three victims killed during a clash between alleged cattle smugglers and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on February 12.…
White House says US will keep 200 troops in Syria
Washington, Feb 22(AP/UNB) — The Trump administration, which abruptly announced in December that it was pulling out of Syria, said Thursday that it will keep 200 U.S. troops in the country for now. “A small peace keeping group of about…
Pakistani PM willing to talk but warns India not to attack
Islamabad, Feb 20 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s prime minister offered to hold talks with India, even as he warned New Delhi to refrain from launching any attacks on his country following last week’s suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Imran Khan said…
Tensions rising after Kashmir attack as gunbattle kills 9
India, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — Tensions escalated after a suicide attack in disputed Kashmir, with nine people killed Monday in a gunbattle that broke out as Indian soldiers searched for militants. Government forces surrounded a village in the southern Pulwama…
Deaths in Thakurgaon firing ‘unexpected’: BGB chief
Thakurgaon, Feb 18 – The Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Md Shafeenul Islam on Monday described the killings of three people in firing by the paramilitary force members at Bahrampur in Haripur Upazila here as…
Hezbullah Leader blasts Trump over fight against IS
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group is blasting President Donald Trump ahead of his expected declaration of victory against the Islamic State group in Syria. Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday that had it not been for the…
Bd-India border guards conference begins Sunday
Jashore, Feb 16 (UNB) – A four-day long director general-level border conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) will begin at an aristocratic hotel in Jashore on Sunday. Various issues including drug smuggling, firearms, arms…
Retired Indian general urges caution against Pakistan strike
Srinagar, Feb 17 (AP/UNB) – As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike…
Thakurgaon shooting: Home minister vows action ‘as per law’
Dhaka, Feb 14 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the authorities concerned are inquiring the incident of killing three people by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) shooting at Thakurgaon’s Haripur recently. “No one is above the law. Action…
Bangladesh, KSA sign MoU on military cooperation
Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNB) – Bangladesh on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), aiming to enhance military cooperation between the two countries. Principal Staff Officer Lt Gen Md Mahfuzur Rahman of the…
BNP demands fair probe of Thakurgaon killings by BGB
Dhaka, Feb 13 (UNB) – Condemning the killings of people by the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Thakurgaon’s Baharampur village, BNP on Wednesday demanded a neutral investigation into the incident. In a statement, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
Probe on Thakurgaon BGB firing instituted
Thakurgaon, Feb 13 (UNB) – The local administration has formed a seven-member probe committee to investigate Tuesday’s clash between villagers and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) that left three people dead and several injured. The probe body, headed by…
Indian Air chief in capital
Dhaka, Feb 10 (UNB) – Indian Air chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa arrived here on Sunday evening on a five-day visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat. The IAF chief is accompanied by his spouse, Kamalpreet…
3 Army men killed in Noakhali road crash
Noakhali, Feb 8 (UNB) – Three army personnel were killed and nine others injured in a road accident in Subarnachar upazila here on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as sepoys Mamun, Foyez and Firoz of the Engineer Corp-21 of…
Play due role for conbstitutional stability: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Armed Forces to play the due role in advancing the nation as well as maintaining democratic and constitutional stability in the country. “Bangladesh Armed Forces are making significant…