DHAKA (TIP): A special tribunal set up to try Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina began proceedings Sunday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal Police have busted a kidnapping racket and arrested five Indian nationals on Wednesday for allegedly holding Bangladeshi tourists hostage for ransom in the Himalayan nation. Those arrested include Shiva Saurabh, 34, from […]
Dhaka / New Delhi (TIP) : Imagine government employees at South and North Block in New Delhi suddenly going on strike, workers in all tax departments downing pens and primary teachers picketing schools across the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan announced Friday that it is upgrading its diplomatic representation in neighboring Afghanistan from chargé d’affaires to the level of ambassador, a move aimed at improving bilateral relations between the two neighbors. The […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Two low intensity earthquakes hit western Nepal on Friday morning, with no reports of any damage so far, an official said. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake with epicentre at Khalanga in Baitadi district hit […]
LAHORE (TIP): Army chief Gen Asim Munir should have given himself the title of “king” instead of field marshal as Pakistan is currently governed by the jungle law, jailed former premier Imran Khan said on […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka will use artificial intelligence to monitor bus drivers and make seat belts mandatory on public transport, a government minister said on Wednesday, after the country’s worst bus crash in two decades […]
LAHORE (TIP): A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday claimed that the military operation against India was designed under the supervision of the party president Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, the former […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held […]
Vienna / Islamabad (TIP): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday confirmed that no radiation leak or release has occurred from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, following speculation that Indian airstrikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’ […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir on Thursday warned that any “military misadventure” by India will be met with a “swift, resolute, and notch-up response” as he visited a firing range to witness […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Citing security concerns, Pakistan has announced the closure of specific portions of Karachi and Lahore airspace for four hours each day during May and put all airports across the country on high alert, […]
DHAKA (TIP): A bench of Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday ordered release of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on bail, five months after he was arrested on a charge of defaming the country’s national […]
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] (TIP): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, had helped co-conspirator David Coleman Headley to obtain an Indian visa, a Mumbai police official familiar with the probe has […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has revoked a key trans-shipment facility that permitted Bangladesh to export goods to third countries via Indian land customs stations. This decision follows remarks by Bangladesh’s interim government chief adviser, Muhammad […]
BANGKOK (TIP): The number of people who died in the Myanmar earthquake has increased to 3,145, the military government said on Thursday. Search and rescue teams found more bodies as humanitarian groups rushed to help […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan animal rights activists marched on Thursday to protest the round-up of stray dogs ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authorities in Colombo and the Buddhist pilgrim city of […]
Dhaka and Islamabad (TIP) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday spoke with Muhammad Yunus via phone, exchanging Eid ul-Fitr greetings and reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties. During the call, Sharif reiterated his […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A fire caused by a burst gas pipe spread to several homes and sent a fireball soaring into the sky outside Malaysia’s largest city Tuesday, injuring more than 100 people. The towering […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus here on Friday, official media reported. Yunus, on a four-day visit to China, took part in the country’s Boao Forum for Asia […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Over a hundred MPs of the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) coalition on Monday wrote to the Parliament Speaker seeking removal of the suspended Sri Lankan police chief “for bringing disrepute to the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistan court has sentenced five men to death for posting blasphemous content online, a prosecution lawyer told AFP on Wednesday, as the country witnesses a sharp increase in such cases. Private groups […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, putting it at odds with the student revolutionaries who overthrew her in an uprising last […]
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