New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) For the ISI and Jamaat-e-Islami, targeting the minorities is part of a larger plan. Both want the minorities to be erased from the country, so that Bangladesh can turn into a full-fledged Islamic nation. However for those executing the killings on the field, this has turned into a full-fledged extortion racket.
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's newly-formed political party, National Citizen Party (NCP), is set to contest its first national election amid internal instability, following a wave of resignations over its decision to form an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) At least five people were killed, and 24 others were injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine near Talagang in Pakistan's Punjab on Wednesday, local media reported, citing Rescue 1122.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The raids by the Counter Intelligence Wing (CIK) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with a cyber terror case have uncovered scores of mule accounts.
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, another Hindu man died after jumping into a canal in a bid to save his life from a mob that accused him of robbery in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon district, local media reported.
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh police said the killing of Islamist student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was a "politically motivated murder", with investigators claiming that the conspiracy behind the attack was planned in Singapore.
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) As part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army's Engineer Task Force is working relentlessly to restore B-492, which connects Kandy in the Central Province to Badulla in Sri Lanka's Uva Province, which was severely affected due to Cyclone Ditwah.
Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Wednesday brought to light two separate incidents of violence against civilians in Balochistan -- an extrajudicial killing in Awaran district and an enforced disappearance in Panjgur district -- at the hands of Pakistani forces.
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) The 'One Stop Centre for Women' (OSCW), recently established at the Consulate General of India in Canada's Toronto, is now fully operational, offering assistance to Indian women nationals in distress.
Luxembourg, Jan 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has said that India is concerned over the recent developments in Venezuela following the US "capture" of President Nicolas Maduro.
