Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) An former joint convener of the Bangladesh Democratic Students Union was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday, following allegations for collecting extortion money from Bangladesh's former MP Shammi Ahmed's house.
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Seven Baloch civilians have been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani security forces as the cycle of persecution continues amid the ongoing wave of enforced disappearance in the Balochistan province, said a leading Baloch human rights organisation on Friday.
Tokyo, August 1 (IANS) Japan on Friday stated that the latest announcement of holding general elections in Myanmar should serve as a process toward the restoration of the democratic political system in the Southeast Asian nation.
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Friday asserted that mob rule has replaced the rule of law in the country which now holds global records in murder and extortion under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Karachi, Aug 1 (IANS) A senior lawyer in Pakistan's Supreme court, Khawaja Shamshul Islam, was reportedly shot dead in Karachi on Friday while he was attending the funeral of a local trader along with his son in the Clifton area.
London/New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India on Friday rejected the allegations made by the UK parliamentary committee, terming its report that claimed New Delhi's involvement in transnational repression as "baseless." The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that these claims stem from "unverified and dubious sources", predominantly connected to proscribed entities and individuals with a "clear, documented history of anti-India hostility."
Manila, Aug 1 (IANS) Underscoring the strong and growing maritime ties, Indian Naval Ships INS Delhi, INS Shakti, and INS Kiltan were accorded a warm welcome by the Philippines Navy personnel as they arrived in Manila on Friday.
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Awami League on Friday announced that the party, along with affiliated and like-minded social, cultural, and political organisations, will hold a series of programmes in August to observe the 50th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day on August 15.
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) Muhammad Yunus's transition from economist to head of Bangladesh's interim government has proven fatal for Bangladesh as the rise of radical Islamic influence under his watch threatens to transform the country from a secular democracy into a theocratic state, a leading American think tank detailed on Friday.
Dublin, Aug 1 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Ireland on Friday advised Indian nationals to take reasonable precautions for their personal security and avoid deserted areas, especially at odd hours.
