Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 jolts Myanmar
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] (TIP): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday, a statement by the…
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‘Tahawwur Rana helped co-conspirator David Headley obtain Indian visa’
MUMBAI (TIP): Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, had helped co-conspirator David Coleman…
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India ends trans-shipment facility for Bangladesh exports as Dhaka warms to China; Nepal, Bhutan exempted
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has revoked a key trans-shipment facility that permitted Bangladesh to export goods to third countries via…
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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
BANGKOK (TIP): The number of people who died in the Myanmar earthquake has increased to 3,145, the military government said…
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Sri Lanka faces protest over stray dog crackdown before PM Modi’s visit
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan animal rights activists marched on Thursday to protest the round-up of stray dogs ahead of a…
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to visit Dhaka after 13 years
Dhaka and Islamabad (TIP) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday spoke with Muhammad Yunus via phone, exchanging Eid ul-Fitr…
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Gas fire in Malaysia injures more than 100 people and damages 49 houses
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A fire caused by a burst gas pipe spread to several homes and sent a fireball soaring…
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Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus here on Friday, official media reported. Yunus,…
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party MPs seek removal of jailed police chief Deshabandu, write to Speaker
COLOMBO (TIP): Over a hundred MPs of the ruling National People's Power (NPP) coalition on Monday wrote to the Parliament…
Read MorePakistan court sentences five to death for ‘online blasphemy’
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistan court has sentenced five men to death for posting blasphemous content online, a prosecution lawyer told…
Read MoreBangladesh interim government says no plans to ban ousted PM’s Awami League
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s interim government says it has no plans to ban the political party of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina,…
Read MorePak: 17 children die of measles in Sindh from Feb-March
Karachi (TIP) : Seventeen children died of measles infection in Sindh in the last two months, ARY News reported, citing…
Read MoreSri Lanka govt faces popularity test with local polls
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's long-delayed local council polls will be held in May, the election commission announced Thursday, setting up…
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Pakistan says it repatriated over 8 lakh Afghans residing illegally ahead of March 31 deadline
PESHAWAR (TIP): The process of repatriation of illegally residing Afghan nationals in Pakistan continued unabated as more than 800,000 people…
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In a Pakistan desert town, Holi and Ramadan come together
Mithi, Pakistan (TIP): In a desert town in Pakistan, Hindus prepare meals for fasting Muslims, who in turn gather to…
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World Food Programme says funding shortfall forces it to cut food aid to 1 million people in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar (TIP): The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from…
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Train hostage survivors in Pakistan recount ‘panic’ amid blasts
MACH (TIP): Hostages freed from a train siege in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday said they walked for hours through mountainous…
Read MoreMyanmar junta chief says general election will be held by January 2026
BANGKOK (TIP): Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the…
Read MoreSri Lanka’s police chief evades arrest as own force hunts him over shooting case
COLOMBO (TIP): Deshabandu Tennakoon, theoretically still the island nation's police chief, is being treated as a fugitive and his team…
Read MorePakistan orders Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave country by March 31
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government has set March 31 as the deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACCs) holders to leave…
Read MoreBangladesh army chief warns country ‘at risk’ from infighting
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh's army chief on February 25 blamed infighting for deteriorating law and order, warning that the gains of…
Read More29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan: officials
Herat, Afghanistan (TIP): Twenty-nine people died in two provinces in Afghanistan due to hail and heavy rain, officials said February…
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Bangladesh students who led anti-Hasina protests launch new party ‘Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad’
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last year have announced a new political…
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Pakistan security forces kill 10 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
PESHAWAR (TIP): Pakistani security forces killed 10 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing…
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Reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh ‘exaggerated’: BGB chief
Dhaka (TIP): The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Feb 20 termed the reports of attacks on minorities…
Read MorePakistani security forces kill 6 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar (TIP): Pakistan security forces on Feb 21 killed at least six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the country's…
Read MorePolitical clashes at Bangladesh university campus leave over 150 students injured
DHAKA (TIP): More than 150 students have been injured in Bangladesh during clashes at a university campus, a sign of…
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Battered Myanmar scam centre workers wait for deportation to China
SHWE KOKKO (TIP): Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centres in Myanmar faced an anxious wait to return…
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Bodies of 4 Pakistanis who died on a migrant boat journey off West Africa return home for burial
SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan (TIP): The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens who drowned in the capsizing of a migrant…
Read MoreBangladesh summons Indian envoy after Sheikh Hasina accuses Yunus of assassination plot
NEW DELHI (TIP): Dhaka summoned India’s Acting High Commissioner, Pawan Badhe, on February 5 after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
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