EAM Jaishankar to visit Maldives as both countries look at mending strained ties

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will pay an official three-day visit to Maldives starting Friday as both countries look afresh at ties following a strained relationship since President Mohamed Muizzu came to power in…

B'desh unrest: 20 Awami League leaders found dead

Dhaka (IANS) Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the bodies of 29 people, including 20 Awami League leaders, were found across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.  

These deaths follow the resignation of former Bangladesh Prime…

Four Chinese nationals killed as chopper crashes in Nepal's Nuwakot district

Kathmandu (IANS) Four Chinese nationals were killed after a helicopter crashed in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday afternoon, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal confirmed. 

"The helicopter belonging to Air Dynasty has crashed. We have found…

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head B

Dhaka (IANS) Coordinators of the Anti Discrimination Student Movement on Tuesday said that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government.

In a video on social media, coordinators of…

Fear and anxiety grips Dhaka as harrowing incidents of violence come to light in Bangladesh

Dhaka (IANS) Attendance at various government offices in Dhaka remained quite low amid growing fear and anxiety, Bangladesh media reported on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. 

With the central…

Student leader to kingmaker - Nahid Islam becomes vital cog in Bangladesh politics

Dhaka (IANS) Nahid Islam, one of the main coordinators of the anti-quota protests that eventually led to the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, has emerged as a key figure in the formation of an interim government in…

PM Hasina has resigned, interim govt to be formed: B'desh Army chief

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned, and an interim government will be formed to run the country, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Monday. 

In a televised address to the nation, General Waker-Uz-Zaman…

Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets at Israel, sparks fears of war in the region

Beirut (IANS) The tension in the Middle East has escalated as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spareking fears of a regional war, media reported. 

Israel's…

Stay alert: India issues advisory for its nationals in Bangladesh after student protests resume

Dhaka (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Bangladesh on Sunday issued an advisory urging Indian nationals residing in the country to "remain alert" as the student protests resumed in Sylhet, in which an unspecified number of people have got injured. 

Iran army‘s elite Ansar al-Mahdi members hired by Mossad to eliminate Haniyeh: Reports

Tel Aviv (IANS) After the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, there are reports that the Israel intelligence agency, Mossad, used the services of its Iranian agents.

As per reports in Hebrew media, the members of the elite…