Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Wednesday ordered a five-day remand for former Food Minister Qamrul Islam in connection with a murder case linked to last year's July demonstrations, local media reported.
Sydney, Sep 24 (IANS) People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) continue to suffer massive human, economic, and psychological damage as the region remains one of the most severely impacted areas by terrorism in the entire South Asia. The plight of such communities was recently highlighted at the 60th Meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, when one of the speakers spoke on how the people of PoK suffer due to the terror agenda of the Pakistan state, a report has revealed.
Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the groups defeated in the country's 1971 Liberation War are attempting to derail the upcoming national elections by staging street protests demanding a Proportional Representation (PR) system, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 24 (IANS) As many as 12 people, including women and children, were injured after the Jaffar Express passenger train heading to Quetta was targetted in a bomb blast in the Spizend area of Mastung in Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) The National Citizen Party (NCP) of Bangladesh has issued a stern warning regarding the next year's general elections, hours after the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh announced that the party wouldn't be allocated the "Shapla" (water lily) symbol.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Every year, foreign ministers from around the world converge here for the United Nations General Assembly's high-level session, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar took the opportunity to catch up with many of them.
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi held extensive discussions with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo, focusing on strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation and deepening defence ties between the two nations.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, who passed away a day earlier at the age of 82.
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar engaged in a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit in New York.
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has proposed a multi-pronged approach by the countries of the Global South to harness their strengths and address emerging challenges.
