South Asia
BANGLADESH’S INTERIM GOVT. GIVES ARMY MAGISTRACY POWERS
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh‘s interim government has granted magisterial powers to the Army for two months to improve law and order in the country and prevent “subversive acts”. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification […]
THE TALIBAN HAVE SUSPENDED POLIO VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS IN AFGHANISTAN, THE UN SAYS
DUBAI (TIP): The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said September 17. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been […]
‘Hilsa diplomacy’ takes a hit after change of government in Bangladesh: Report
Dhaka (TIP): This Durga Puja season there is a shortage of Hilsa. The reason: Bangladesh, the world’s largest producer of the fish, has intensified its crackdown on the transportation of hilsa to neighbouring India, reinforcing […]
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital
Dhaka (TIP): Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital in the early hours of September 12, according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at […]
Six Pakistan MPs from Imran Khan’s party held by court over new protest law
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Six Pakistan MPs from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party were among more than 30 people remanded in custody on september 11 under a new law restricting protests. It comes after thousands […]
Breaking barriers: Hindu woman makes mark in Pakistan’s police force
Karachi (TIP): Pakistani actress Nimra Khan suffered a near abduction ordeal last month while waiting for her car outside a hotel in Karachi’s posh Defence Housing area. “Initially there were fingers pointed at me as […]
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue ‘exaggerated’: Yunus
DHAKA (TIP): Chief Adviser to Bangladesh‘s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated” and questioned the manner in which India projected it. In an […]
Ex-Bangladesh Speaker, former Commerce Minister arrested in murder case
Dhaka (TIP): Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and ex-Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested for the killing of a goldsmith during the recent quota reform protests that led to the ouster of the […]
Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin charged with sedition for ‘mocking former king’
Kuala Lumpur (TIP): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on August 27 with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the country’s previous king. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia […]
Interim govt revokes ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government on August 28 revoked a ban on the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, less than a month after it was imposed on the Islamist party by […]
Plaint filed in Int’l Crimes Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka (TIP): A complaint was filed on August 20 with Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against deposed premier Sheikh Hasina and 26 others, including former ministers of her cabinet, for committing alleged genocide and crimes […]
UN team in B’desh to talk modalities of rights probe
Dhaka (TIP): A United Nations team will meet Bangladesh’s interim government and other stakeholders from August 22 to discuss the process to investigate alleged human rights violations during the recent deadly violence in the country, […]
Bangladesh President orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia
Dhaka (TIP): Amid the political unrest in Bangladesh that saw Sheikh Hasina resign as the Prime Minister and flee the country on August 5, President Mohammed Shahabuddin chaired a meeting at the Bangabhaban in Dhaka […]
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said August 8, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages. […]
Ouster of Bangladesh ally a diplomatic dilemma for India
NEW DELHI (TIP): The ouster of Bangladesh‘s autocratic premier sparked celebrations in Dhaka this week but alarm in neighbouring India, which backed Sheikh Hasina to counter rival China and quash Islamist alternatives, analysts say. It […]
Sri Lanka Navy arrests 33 fishermen from Pamban, seizes four boats
RAMANATHAPURAM (TIP): The Sri Lankan Navy seized four country boats and arrested as many as 33 Indian fishermen hailing from the Pamban region for alleged violation of the IMBL here on August 8. According to […]
Pakistani woman saving money for her hernia surgery dies by suicide after she gets inflated electricity bill
Gujranwala (TIP): A 65-year-old woman, Razia Bibi suffering from a hernia, committed suicide after using her treatment money to pay an unexpected electricity bill, ARY News reported. She had carefully set aside funds for her […]