BANGLADESHI AMONG 6 HELD IN MALAYSIA ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS
One Bangladeshi national has been detained in Malaysia along with three other foreigners and two Malaysians on suspicion of being involved with terrorist groups, the country’s Inspector-General of Police...
ABDUR RAZZAQ RESIGNS FROM JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI OVER PARTY’S FAILURE TO APOLOGISE FOR 1971 ROLE
Barrister Abdur Razzaq has resigned from the Jamaat-e-Islami citing its failure to apologise for its anti-liberation role and reform party charter.
The top leader of the Islamist party, who held...
PAKISTAN REJECTS INDIAN ALLEGATIONS AFTER OCCUPIED KASHMIR ATTACK KILLS 44 SECURITY PERSONNEL
Pakistan on Thursday strongly rejected allegations by sections of Indian government and media linking the suicide attack in occupied Kashmir –which killed at least 44 Indian security personnel –...
AFGHANS MARK 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOVIET WITHDRAWAL
Hundreds of Afghans, who said they are families of war victims, gathered at the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul to mark the 30th anniversary of Soviet troops withdrawal from...
BANGLADESH RESCUES ‘ABDUCTED’ MALAYSIA-BOUND REFUGEES
Bangladesh police have stopped 43 Rohingya refugees from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat with a dozen women claiming they were abducted by traffickers, officials said Thursday.
Acting on tip-offs,...
IED BLAST KILLS 37 INDIAN SOLDIERS IN OCCUPIED KASHMIR: POLICE
At least 37 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed on Thursday in occupied Kashmir in the deadliest attack on security forces since 2002, police said.
The attack, surpassing one in 2016...
CAG report blames ‘inadequate training’ for 2014 Super Hercules crash that killed 5
The Indian Air Force has found that one of the chief reasons why a brand new C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft crashed in 2014 and killed five crew members,...
GERMANY TO EXTEND AFGHANISTAN MILITARY MISSION
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has decided to extend the military mission in Afghanistan for another year, Deutsche Welle reported, adding that a leaked document showed government expressing doubts...
Pakistan and China build friendship ties at Aman-19 multinational naval exercise but no room...
The Pakistan Navy has hosted the Aman – which means “peace” – exercises every two years since 2007 to promote regional cooperation and stability. India has never been invited,...
NATO CHIEF SAYS GOVT MUST PLAY A ROLE IN PEACE PROCESS
Wrapping up the two day NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said the organization is in Afghanistan to fight terrorism and to...
NEPALI RESEARCHER WINS 2019 OWSD-ELSEVIER FOUNDATION AWARD
Nepali researcher Tista Prasai Joshi has been named one of the winners of the 2019 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for her work in biological sciences.
A statement issued by the Organization...
LANKAN PM SUGGESTS FLATS FOR MUSLIM IDPS IN NORTH
It has been decided to construct flats for Muslims who were displaced after they were chased out of Jaffna during the war.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe came out with this...
SECURITY OF ROYAL VISIT ASSIGNED TO ARMY
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high level preparatory meeting on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the officials concerned finalised...
Taliban announce surprise talks with US in Pakistani capital
The Taliban has said it will meet envoys from the United States for talks next week in Pakistan, even as another round of negotiations is scheduled in Qatar by...
Bangladesh PM Hasina hints on retirement from politics after present term
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given hint that her present — and third consecutive — term could possibly be her last as prime minister as she said she...
Celebrations as India nationality law fails
Celebrations have erupted in north-east India after a contentious nationality law put forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government failed to pass.
The proposed changes to the 1955 Citizenship Act...
Sri Lanka sets to launch global campaign to promote Ceylon Tea
Sri Lanka sets to launch a mega global campaign to promote its popular Ceylon Tea this year in order to boost its tea exports, local media reports said here...
Hybrid warfare: Strategic coercion against Pakistan
While a globalised world was a cherished goal to bring people together, globalisation is increasingly used by one or the other country or group of countries to dominate the...
In show of unity, India opposition parties seek pre-poll accord
Opposition politicians from across India met this week to discuss formally teaming-up against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country’s upcoming general election.
The meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday...
Pakistan’s big breakthrough with the IMF
In an unexpected turnaround, successful negotiations recently took place between Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde. They met on the sidelines of...
Old geopolitical rivalry in Nepal takes a new turn: US and China could be...
On January 25 Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the co-chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), came out with a strong statement denouncing the recent US intervention in Venezuela...