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A fresh wave of violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu community has come to light, with miscreants allegedly setting a Hindu family’s house on fire in the Chattogram region, killing their pets and destroying household belongings, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: In a major overhaul set to impact foreign professionals, including a large number from India, the Donald Trump administration has replaced the H-1B work visa lottery system with a wage- and skill-based selection model, media reports said.
A woman allegedly killed her teenage daughter after an arguement over smoking in Pakistan's Bahawalpur district on Sunday.
Canadian Member of Parliament Shuv Majumdar has strongly condemned the recent mob lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling for an immediate end to what he described as pogroms against religious minorities and demanding accountability from the Muhammad Yunus–led interim government.
Ottawa: Prime Minister Mark Carney Monday announced Monday Mark Wiseman has been appointed Canada’s next ambassador to the United States.
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has publicly weighed in on the controversial release of documents linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the disclosures risk unfairly damaging people who merely crossed paths with him years ago.
Social activist Greta Thunberg was arrested on Tuesday while participating in a protest in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers in London.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for killing six Pakistani soldiers in three separate attacks in the Quetta, Kachhi, and Kech districts, according to media reports.
Los Angeles/IBNS: Vince Zampella, the influential game designer credited with shaping the Call of Duty franchise, has died following a fatal car accident in California, Electronic Arts confirmed. He was 55.
Several American lawmakers have strongly condemned the targeted mob killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling on authorities to ensure justice, protect religious minorities, and restore the rule of law amid growing instability in the country.
An unprecedented crisis is unfolding in Mali as the capital, Bamako, finds itself encircled by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-aligned militant coalition.
Saudi Arabia has conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
The Quetta Valley and several towns across Pakistan’s Balochistan province received the first spell of heavy winter rains, disrupting normal life and exposing gaps in official preparedness, media reports said.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has claimed that Islamabad received “divine help” during its brief but intense military confrontation with India in May, following New Delhi’s Operation Sindoor strikes on terror infrastructure across the border.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh’s fragile political climate witnessed another violent flashpoint on Monday after a senior student party leader was shot in the head in the southern city of Khulna, deepening anxieties over security as the country heads toward national elections.
A senior Russian military officer was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, according to media reports.
India has indefinitely suspended visa operations Sunday at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong, Bangladesh, following recent tensions triggered by the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has issued a strong statement on Islamist ideology, describing it as a potential threat to American values and democratic freedoms.
Three Indian-origin men have been arrested and jailed in the UK for their involvement in violent disorder during a kabaddi tournament in Derby in England’s East Midlands region in 2023.
A seven-year-old girl was burnt to death and three others were injured after the house of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader—allegedly locked from the outside—was set on fire in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district early Sunday, media reports said.
Investigators probing the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu man killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district over alleged blasphemy, have found no evidence that he made any remark hurting religious sentiments.
At least 10 people were killed and another 10 injured in a mass shooting in Bekkersdal, a township outside Johannesburg, South African police said on Sunday. The attack marks the second mass shooting in the country this month, according to AFP.
Taipei/IBNS: A rare wave of violence ripped through Taiwan’s capital on Friday as coordinated attacks involving smoke grenades and knife assaults struck busy metro locations in Taipei, killing three people and injuring several others.
Beijing/IBNS: What began as a routine checkout at an esports hotel in northeast China quickly turned into a scene that has unsettled social media and reignited debate over gaming addiction.
For the first time since its inception, Dhaka-based Bengali daily Prothom Alo failed to publish its print edition on Friday after a violent mob stormed its headquarters.
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States has launched a military operation dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria to avenge a deadly attack in Palmyra that killed three Americans, media reports said.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada will formally begin trade talks with the United States in January on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said in a statement.
The Jeddah Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building at over 1,000 meters, has reached nearly 80 floors since construction resumed in January 2025.
The premises of Chhayanaut, a prominent Bengali cultural organisation in Bangladesh, were vandalised and set ablaze in Dhaka early Friday following the death of anti-India political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, according to media reports.
Bangladesh’s interim government on Friday condemned the lynching of a Hindu man accused of blasphemy amid a fresh wave of violence linked to ongoing nationwide protests following the killing of a student leader.
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