11 women stabbed in Karachi

Pakistan police announced a reward of nearly $5,000 yesterday for information that could help them nab a serial attacker who has
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rift grows over elite paramilitary unit

An unexplained dispute between Pakistan's interior minister and an elite paramilitary unit under his command is adding to political
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar say army redoubling push to clear villages

Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh amid a fresh exodus from strife-torn Myanmar have described whole villages being emptied and thousands marching to the border as security forces redouble efforts to drive remaining Muslims from their homes.
4 October 2017, 11:25 AM

$4.5b credit deal signed with India

Bangladesh signs a massive credit line agreement of USD 4.5 billion with India. Primarily, 17 development projects have been identified for implementation under the credit line, says a press release of finance ministry.
4 October 2017, 06:05 AM

Nawaz Sharif elected PML (N) party chief

Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who had to quit as prime minister after he was disqualified by his country's supreme court, was elected
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Three killed as militants attack airport security camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Indian police today kills two militants who has attacked a security camp next to the main airport in the disputed Kashmir region, officials say.
3 October 2017, 04:21 AM

Two children killed in Pak firing in Kashmir

Two children were killed yesterday in an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops in disputed Kashmir, Indian authorities
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Blast kills 6 near Shia mosque

Six people were killed when a suicide bomber posing as a shepherd blew himself up near a Shia mosque in Kabul on Friday, police said, as Muslims prepared to commemorate a key Islamic event.
29 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Rohingya boat capsize rises to 20

The death toll in Rohingya trawler capsize incident in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar rises to 20 as four more bodies are recovered from the Bay.
29 September 2017, 05:01 AM

Countries should suspend providing weapons to Myanmar: US

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley calls on countries to suspend providing weapons to Myanmar over violence against Rohingya Muslims until the military puts sufficient accountability measures in place.
28 September 2017, 20:22 PM

Myanmar violence could spread, displace more Rohingyas, says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the violence against Myanamar's Rohingya Muslims in the northern part of Rakhine state could spread to central Rakhine, where 250,000 more people were at risk of displacement.
28 September 2017, 19:48 PM

Nepal picks 3-yr-old as living goddess

A three-year-old girl was anointed the new "living goddess" of Kathmandu by Hindu priests yesterday and taken to a palace in the
28 September 2017, 18:50 PM

Dhaka most stressful city in Asia

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least stressed cities in Asia, according to the data compiled by the UK-based firm, Zipjet.
28 September 2017, 04:33 AM

Sri Lanka slams 'animal' monks

The Sri Lankan government yesterday slammed a group of radical Buddhist monks who attacked Rohingya refugees on the island as
27 September 2017, 19:59 PM

Mattis arrives in Afghanistan as rockets hit Kabul airport

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has visited Kabul to pledge support for the government of President Ashraf Ghani, with the precarious security in the Afghan capital underlined by a rocket attack on the airport hours after he touched down.
27 September 2017, 12:31 PM

Pakistan court indicts Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in graft case

An accountability court in Islamabad indicts Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
27 September 2017, 10:01 AM

Japan to give $3m to displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh, $1m to Myanmar

Japan will provide US $4 million as emergency grant aid for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the northern part of Rakhine State of Myanmar.
27 September 2017, 07:14 AM

Rohingya refugee crisis: India stands beside Bangladesh, says High Commissioner Vardhan Shringla

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla assures Bangladesh of his country’s “diplomatic and humanitarian” support to resolve the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
27 September 2017, 06:36 AM

India has no right to mistreat refugees: HRW

Human Rights Watch slams Indian authorities for “mistreating” the Rohingya refugees and said the country had no rights to conduct such behaviour.
25 September 2017, 07:35 AM

Youth tortured dead by BSF in Thakurgaon

A Bangladeshi young man is tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dabri border area in Haripur upazila.
25 September 2017, 07:14 AM