Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has warned the country's media houses of legal action against any future publication or dissemination of statements from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, local media reported on Friday.
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official has thanked India for the capture and extradition of a woman on the agency's 'Top 10 Most Wanted' list with a $250,000 bounty and charged with allegedly killing her six-year-old son.
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents conducted raid at US President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton's home on Friday in a high-profile security investigation, which coincides with his severe criticism of Washington's decisions to impose heavy tariffs on India for importing Russian oil.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Lahore Police on Friday said that another nephew of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested from his residence, a day after his brother was taken into custody for his involvement in the May 9 protests.
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's two-day visit to Bangladesh starting Saturday exposes the sheer desperation of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to strengthen ties with a country that carried out a genocide killing millions of Bangladeshi Bengalis under ‘Operation Search Light’ in 1971, a report cited on Friday.
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) As part of his ongoing engagements with the American leaders, India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met Republican Party Senator Bill Hagerty, briefing him on the continuation of bilateral dialogue aimed at ensuring fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade engagement. Both sides exchanged views on India’s energy security and the expanding hydrocarbons trade between India and the US.
Tehran, Aug 22 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will hold telephonic conversation with counterparts from the UK, France and Germany on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said.
Colombo, Aug 22 (IANS) In a major development in the island nation, Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the first such arrest of a former President in the nation’s history, local media reported.
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Lynching has supplanted trial and vengeance masquerades as justice in Bangladesh which has been gripped with violence since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, a report cited on Thursday.
Karachi, Aug 22 (IANS) Protests were held in various neighbourhoods of Pakistan's Karachi after several areas faced power outage for over 50 hours after heavy rains recently, local media reported on Friday.
