Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) In a significant development, the US Charge d'affaires to Bangladesh Tracey Ann Jacobson on Monday met Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman in a bid to make what sources termed as the "last-ditch attempt" to convince Dhaka on the criticality of a 'humanitarian corridor' on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's leading actress Nusraat Faria — who portrayed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a film — has been sent to jail in connection with the attempted murder case of one Enamul Haque, local media reported on Monday.
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Former US President Joe Biden on Monday released his first statement hours after his office announced that he has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Quetta, May 19 (IANS) A car bomb explosion in Gulistan Area of Qila Abdullah, a border area of Pakistan's Balochistan province with Afghanistan, has killed at least four people and injured more than 20 others, eight of them critically injured.
Karachi, May 19 (IANS) A leading Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Wahid Kumbho was shot dead before top LeT terrorist Razaullah Nizamani Khalid, also known as Abu Saifullah Khalid, was killed by armed men in Sindh province on Sunday, local sources confirmed on Monday.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his heartfelt wishes to former US President Joe Biden for a quick and complete recovery after it was announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
The Hague, May 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday arrived in the Netherlands for an official visit aimed at boosting the bilateral relations between India and the European nation.
Colombo, May 19 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Monday extended gratitude to the Lankan government for condemning terrorism in the strongest terms, and for their solidarity with the victims of the April 22 ghastly Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people.
Quetta, May 19 (IANS) A human rights body has condemned the intensifying wave of forced disappearances in Balochistan by the Pakistan government, calling it a "crime against humanity."
Georgetown, May 19 (IANS) A towering 16-foot 'murti' (statue) of Lord Hanuman has been installed in Essequibo Coast of Guyana's Sparta, at the Seeta Ram Radhey Shyam Mandir as a symbol of faith, friendship and firm resolve.
