Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) Hundreds of workers in Bangladesh staged a protest on Monday over the suspension of 57 employees at two garment factories in Gazipur district, the local media… Continue reading Bangladesh: Garment factory workers stage protest over suspension of employees
Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) In yet another disturbing attack on a Hindu temple in Bangladesh, miscreants vandalised idols and stole a security camera and memory card, local media reported. The… Continue reading Bangladesh: Another Hindu temple vandalised ahead of Durga Puja
Quetta, Sep 15 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Monday highlighted that Balochistan remains one of the most severely affected regions in the world where enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings… Continue reading Rights body spotlights rampant human rights abuse by Pakistani forces in Balochistan
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel on Saturday appealed to all sides to cooperate in successfully holding the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5 next… Continue reading Nepal President calls for support to hold elections after criticism over house dissolution
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) A naturalised United States citizen from Pakistan residing in Wayne County, Michigan, has been charged with attempted kidnapping of a minor child, according to the federal… Continue reading Pakistani-origin man indicted in attempted child kidnapping case of Canadian child
Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Saturday once again slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, accusing it of using arbitrary arrests as a weapon to suppress dissent… Continue reading Yunus slammed over using arbitrary arrests to silence dissent in Bangladesh
Geneva, Sep 12 (IANS) A powerful exhibition organised by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) at the iconic Place des Nations, beside the Broken Chair monument in Geneva, shed light on… Continue reading Geneva exhibition highlights ongoing persecution of minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Sushila Karki, 73, was sworn in as Nepal’s interim Prime Minister late Friday evening, thus becoming the first-ever woman PM of the Himalayan nation. Karki, also… Continue reading Nepal gets its first-ever woman Prime Minister after days of chaos and violence
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Despite decades of evidence linking Pakistan to major terrorist attacks against Americans – from the 1993 CIA headquarters shooting and World Trade Centre bombing to Osama… Continue reading US engaging with Pakistan despite failed country’s decades-long terror links: Report
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The United States has recognised India as a “central pillar” of its Indo-Pacific strategy, a fellow democracy, a key counterbalance to China, and a link to… Continue reading US tariff policy risks undermining strategic ties with India: Report
Quetta, Sep 12 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday alleged that its chief organiser Mahrang Baloch and other BYC leaders have been subjected to a prolonged… Continue reading Rights body says Mahrang Baloch, other leaders are victims of Pakistan’s illegal judicial system
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) Sergio Gor, Director of the US Presidential Personnel Office and a leading contender for the post of Ambassador to India, on Thursday said that President Donald… Continue reading ‘Trump shares deep friendship with PM Modi’: US Prez’s envoy pick Sergio Gor
