Dhaka (TIP): The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days from April 28 as the South Asian country is facing its longest heatwave in 75 years. Bangladesh reported the season’s highest temperature at 42.7°C on Friday in the south-western district of Chuadanga. Dhaka’s maximum temperature was 38.2 degrees that day. IANS
South Asia
14 dead as jeep falls from mountain road into ravine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Muzaffarabad (TIP): A jeep fell from a mountain road into a ravine in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on July 10, killing 14 people and injuring two others, officials said. The incident happened in […]
Asia
Nepal law minister denies any move to legalise polygamy amid criticism over draft proposal
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, on Wednesday assured lawmakers that no bill, including those relating to polygamy, will be presented in Parliament. Addressing the parliamentary session, the […]
Asia
Indian in Pakistan jail has to wait till January 31 to know his fate
PESHAWAR (TIP): Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari, languishing in a Pakistani jail, even after serving a 3-year prison term, has failed to secure his release as authorities did not submit the record of his conviction by a military court and […]
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