Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Protests have erupted across multiple college campuses and streets of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, following the brutal killing of a scrap metal trader, Lal Chand alias Sohag, in broad daylight near the Sir Salimullah Medical College (Mitford) Hospital on July 9.
Houston, July 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump visited central Texas, clapping back again at the criticism of his policy and federal response to the July 4 major flooding that left at least 121 dead and more than 150 others missing.
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Friday met the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Malaysia.
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Several Bangladeshis have expressed grave concerns over the arrest of leading economist Abul Barkat, terming the latest development as an extension of the political vendetta being pursued by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) At least nine passengers were abducted and killed by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan province, the spokesperson of the provincial government confirmed on Friday.
London, July 11 (IANS) Several top politicians from the United Kingdom, past and present lawmakers, human rights activists and members of the country's various religious communities have urged the government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take strong steps against the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime in Bangladesh for failing to secure the safety and well-being of religious minorities in the South Asian nation.
Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (IANS) The 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) was held on Friday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, reviewing the ongoing EAS cooperation and discussing its future direction.
Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Friday met the deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting(FMM) in Malaysia, discussing wide-ranging bilateral relations, including heritage conservation and development partnership.
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League Party expressed its deep concern over the “inhuman torture and coercion” used to force former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdullah Al Mamun to become a state witness in a “false and farcical case” filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others at the “so-called International Crimes Tribunal” of the country.
