‘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…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)BSF personnel injured in cross border firing by Pakistani troops
Karachi (TIP): A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured early on September 12 when Pakistani troops opened fire on…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreNepal lifts ban on TikTok
Nepal (TIP): Effective on Sep 13, Nepal has lifted the ban on popular social media App TikTok with some pre-conditions.…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreIslamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Kabul
KABUL (TIP): Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreInterim 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…
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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…
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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…
Read More7 die in Nepal landslides; 4 of family buried alive in Bajhang district
Kathmandu (TIP): Seven persons were killed in separate incidents of landslides that were triggered by incessant rain in the western…
Read MoreSri Lanka announces visa-free access to Indians, nationals from 34 other countries for 6 months
Colombo (TIP): The Sri Lankan government has announced visa-free access to citizens from 35 countries, including India, the UK and…
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Pakistani YouTuber arrested for fanning ‘religious hatred’, ‘defaming institutions’
Lahore (TIP): A staunch critic of the Pakistan Army and YouTuber has been arrested in the Punjab province of Pakistan…
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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…
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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,…
Read MoreOuster 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,…
Read MoreSri 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…
Read MorePakistani 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…
Read MorePilot in Nepal crash survived as cockpit split from aircraft
Kathmandu (TIP): Captain Manish Raj Shakya, the lone survivor of a deadly plane crash in Nepal that killed 18 people,…
Read MoreMobile Internet restored in Bangladesh
Dhaka (TIP) : The mobile Internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on July 28, 10 days after it was restricted…
Read MoreBangladesh bans BNP ally Jamaat under anti-terrorism law
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh on August 2 banned the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law following…
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150 people killed in student unrest, says Bangladesh govt; announces nationwide mourning
DHAKA (TIP): For the first time, the Bangladesh government on July 29 officially acknowledged that 150 people were killed across…
Read More30 killed, 145 injured in clashes between two tribes in Pakistan
Peshawar (TIP) : At least 30 people were killed and 145 others injured in armed clashes between two tribes fighting…
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Bangladesh eases nationwide curfew amid ongoing student protests
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh further eased a nationwide curfew on July 25 as students weighed the future of their protest campaign…
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Japan resumes funding Sri Lanka after debt restructure
COLOMBO (TIP): Japan will resume funding stalled infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, including the expansion of the main international airport,…
Read MoreHeavy rains kill at least 35 in eastern Afghanistan: official
KABUL (TIP): At least 35 people were killed and 230 injured on July 17 after heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan,…
Read MorePakistan government to ban jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party, says information minister
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for its alleged involvement…
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