Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) organised a roundtable meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, where speakers reiterated the suffocating impact of Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 and highlighted structural constraints to press freedom in the country.
Dhaka, Dec 24 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat on Wednesday alleged that radical Islamist groups were primarily responsible for the attacks on the country's leading media offices and cultural institutions following the death of extremist leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) India on Wednesday expressed concerns over reports of demolition of a Hindu deity statue in an area affected by the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, asserting that such "disrespectful acts" hurt the sentiments of followers around the world.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A “double-layer” security cordon across Dhaka has been put in place ahead of the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on December 25, after more than 17 years in exile, according to reports from Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Dec 24 (IANS) Press Secretary of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reiterated the interim government’s stance that the Awami League party will not be allowed to contest the upcoming election scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in February, next year.
London, Dec 24 (IANS) A woman has been jailed in the United Kingdom (UK) for 21 years and six months after the National Crime Agency (NCA) officers found 85 kilogrammes of Pakistani heroin in her bedroom.
Paris, Dec 24 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised US visa restrictions against former European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and four other European figures, calling the measures as "intimidation and coercion" aimed at undermining European digital sovereignty.
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Bangladesh's former Member of Parliament (MP) A F M Bahauddin Nasim said on Wednesday that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is turning the South Asian country into a terrorist state and making attempts to hand over the country's reigns to Pakistan.
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Ankara, Dec 24 (IANS) The black box and cockpit voice recorder of a private jet that crashed near Turkey’s capital Ankara, killing Libya's army chief and others on board, were recovered on Wednesday from the wreckage of the aircraft, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
