PEACE HAS EVENTUALLY BECOME POSSIBLE IN AFGHANISTAN: WANG
The Afghan people have never been so close to peace as today despite that uncertainties still exist in the war-torn country, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday,...
DNA REPORT PROVES ZAHRAN KILLED IN SHANGRI-LA BLAST
DNA investigations have confirmed that it was National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Mohamed Zahran Hashim - one of the two suicide bombers - who was killed in the Colombo...
AFTER EXIT POLLS, OPPOSITION TALKS OF VOTING MACHINES, TO MEET POLL BODY
Representatives of 21 opposition parties, including the Congress, will meet the Election Commission this afternoon to flag their concerns about Electronic Voting Machines and the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper...
POST-INDIAN ELECTION: FM QURESHI SEEKS ENGAGEMENT WITH NEW DELHI FOR ‘REGIONAL STABILITY’
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has called upon India to come to the negotiating table and engage Pakistan for the sake of regional peace after the new government takes...
MODI TO HOST DINNER FOR ALLIES
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a dinner meeting with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, along with BJP president Amit Shah, on Tuesday evening, two days ahead of the...
OPPOSITION TAKES STOCK AFTER EXIT POLLS FAVOUR NDA
A day after exit polls gave a clear mandate to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Opposition leaders on Monday took stock of the political situation.
While Samajwadi Party (SP)...
INDIA CUTS OFF UN PANEL AFTER JAMMU & KASHMIR REPORT
Reacting angrily to a submission from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) on the alleged violations in Jammu and Kashmir, India has informed the United Nations body that it...
22 WOMEN KILLED FOR DOWRY IN DHAKA EVERY YEAR
Farzana Akhter was killed in Kafrul of the capital city when her husband hit her head against the wall after she failed to meet his demand for Tk 3...
TALKS WITH INDIA STALLED FOR 9 YEARS
Bangladesh has requested India to hold a secretary-level meeting for resuming talks on sharing of water of common rivers stalled for about nine years, holding back the signing of...
RUMEEN SET TO BE ELECTED BNP MP FROM RESERVED SEAT
BNP assistant international affairs secretary Rumeen Farhana is going to be elected MP from a seat reserved for women in parliament, reports UNB.
BNP got one reserved seat for women...
BNP: KHALEDA’S CONDITION NOW AT A DANGEROUS STAGE
BNP alleged that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition has reached a dangerous stage, as she had been subjected to the government’s politics of vengeance.
Speaking at a press conference...
MPS STILL DIVIDED OVER NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
Tensions remain high in Afghanistan’s parliament after some lawmakers brawled on Saturday over the election of a new speaker.
Opposing lawmakers with some supporting Kamal Nasir Osuli, a candidate for...
PRESIDENTIAL POLL BETWEEN NOV. 9 AND DEC. 9: EC
The Elections Commission (EC) was determined to announce the presidential poll in mid-October and hold the election between November 9 and December 9, its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.
“According to...
CHINESE ENVOY CALLS ON COAS AT GHQ
Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing on Monday called on army chief General Qamar Bajwa at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, matters of...
Bangladesh halts visas for Pakistani nationals amid diplomatic impasse
Bangladesh has halted visa issuance to Pakistani nationals amid rising diplomatic tensions between the two south Asian nations; diplomatic sources told Sputnik news agency on Monday. Sources added that...
India launches policy to improve quality of local defence products
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a new policy to allow domestic defence companies to self-certify the quality of products that it supplies to the Indian armed...
Maldives denounces Sri Lankan army chief’s ‘irresponsible’ claims
The Maldives has denounced Sri Lankan Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake’s remarks about Maldivians travelling to Syria through Colombo.
Speaking about the Easter Sunday bombings and extremist elements within...
Pakistan busts RAW network in Gilgit-Baltistan
The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) network involved in destablising Pakistan has been busted in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The intelligence agencies have foiled the attempt to spread anarchy in Gilgit and Baltistan....
Damen launches first of two corvettes for Pakistan Navy
The first of two corvettes on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN) has been launched at the facilities of Dutch shipbuilder Damen in Galati, Romania.
The service announced on its...
Ten years after internal war, Sri Lanka finds itself facing old and new challenges
On Sunday, May 19, Sri Lanka observed the 10 th. anniversary of the end of the three-decade war against separatist Tamil militants. It was on May 18-19, 2009 that...
India’s commitment to diversity, tolerance hangs in the balance
After India’s six-week election that ended on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to lead a coalition government and rule for a second term.
But...