Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Thursday condemned the acquittal of 49 accused by the country’s apex court in the brutal 2004 grenade attack, describing it as a horrific precedent of impunity.
Athens, Sep 4 (IANS) By overlooking the ongoing political repression in Pakistan, the United States is "disincentivising democratic reform" and signalling to those in Islamabad and farther afield that clamping down on political opponents no longer carries international cost, a report cited on Thursday.
Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former minister and freedom fighter Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna in an alleged anti-terrorism case, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 4 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Thursday claimed responsibility for an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack targetting the Pakistani military personnel in the Zamuran area of Kech district in Balochistan, that killed seven army men and injured four others.
Reykjavik, Sep 4 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir in Reykjavik on Thursday as they reviewed progress made in bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including trade and investment, renewable energy, geothermal energy and fisheries.
Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) India's recent participation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit underscores that no regional Eurasian framework can progress without its perspective and strategic outlook, a report cited on Thursday.
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Lack of coordinated flood management and resilient infrastructure has resulted in the historic Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara complex in Pakistan getting inundated due to torrential monsoon rains and rising water level in River Ravi.
Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) The "unapologetic" Pakistan, which orchestrated one of the worst genocides in South Asia's history to stop the birth of Bangladesh, unleashed another salvo recently that further intensified agony, pain and sufferings of millions of victims and survivors affected by gruesome war crimes in 1971, a report highlighted on Thursday.
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan is standing at the precipice of an environmental catastrophe due to climate change and country’s own unchecked exploitation of its vital resource: water. Unchecked groundwater extraction is an existential threat to Pakistan's environmental and social stability, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephonic conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirming the shared commitment for an early conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEEC) Corridor.
