India closely monitoring Bangladesh hostage crisis
India is closely monitoring the Bangladesh hostage crisis even as officials here maintained that so far all Indian High Commission staffers in Dhaka were reportedly safe.
Jul 02, 2016, 10:22 AM IST
As terrorists strike Dhaka, India calls for quick adoption of global anti-terror pact
As terrorists struck a massive blow in the region Friday, India called for quick action to adopt the long-stalled Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and expressed disappointment that the General Assembly failed to push for its early adoption.
Jul 02, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
Cannot yet confirm ISIS claim on Dhaka hostage situation: US
The US has said it cannot yet confirm the Islamic State terror group's claim owning responsibility for the hostage crisis in a restaurant in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic area.
Jul 02, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Another Hindu priest attacked in Bangladesh, reported to be critical
Unidentified attackers stabbed and critically wounded a Hindu priest in southwest Bangladesh Saturday, just a day after a Hindu temple worker was hacked to death in an attack by suspected Islamist militants.
Jul 02, 2016, 07:43 AM IST
IS claims attack in Bangladesh capital: jihadist news agency
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack Friday on a restaurant in Bangladesh`s capital popular with foreigners that sparked a deadly firefight with police, an IS-linked news agency reported.
Jul 02, 2016, 01:51 AM IST
No Indians in Dhaka restaurant hostage crisis, confirms MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday confirmed that there are no Indians among those held hostage by gunmen in a restaurant in Dhaka.
Jul 02, 2016, 00:11 AM IST
Watch video: Gunmen attack Dhaka restaurant
At least four people, including two cops, have been wounded and 30-40 others have been taken as hostages, reports said.
Jul 01, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
Gunmen attack restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, dozens held hostage
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Jul 01, 2016, 23:26 PM IST
Delhi boy 'Sonu', abducted 6 years ago, returns home from Bangladesh today
Sonu, now 12-year-old, was tricked by two women six years ago in 2010 and taken to Bangladesh.
Jun 30, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
39 Indians, Judith D'Souza kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS are alive: Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians, kidnapped by the dreaded ISIS in Iraq in June 2014, are still alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, dismissing reports about their killing and insisting that efforts to trace them are on.
Jun 19, 2016, 22:51 PM IST
Bangladesh police shoot dead militant behind killing of bloggers, gay rights activists
Sharif was also behind the killing of two gay rights activists in April, as well as four other bloggers and a publisher, the police officer told a news conference.
Jun 19, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
Bangladesh clerics' fatwa against terrorism heartening: Sushma Swaraj
The fatwa issued by clerics and religious scholars in Bangladesh against terrorism and suicide attacks is a welcome step, Extrenal affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2016, 20:48 PM IST
'Vulnerable' Bangladeshi Hindus want PM Modi, Indian govt's intervention for safety
In the wake of a series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, the minority community there wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government to take up the matter with Dhaka to ensure their safety and security.
Jun 12, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
900 detained in Bangladeshi anti-militant drive
Bangladeshi police reportedly detained nearly 900 people on Friday during the first day of an anti-militant drive across the country.
Jun 11, 2016, 03:23 AM IST
Christian man, top cop's wife brutally killed in Bangladesh
A Christian businessman was hacked to death in Bangladesh today by machete-wielding men near a church in an attack claimed by the Islamic State, hours after a top anti-terror police officer's wife was shot dead in the Muslim-majority nation that has been witnessing brutal assaults on minorities and secular writers.
Jun 05, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
12 killed as violence mars Bangladesh local body polls
At least 12 people, including two candidates and two children, were killed and over 200 injured in violence during Bangladesh's fifth phase of voting in the local body polls which have turned out to be the deadliest so far, media reports said on Sunday.
May 29, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
10 killed Bangladesh local govt body polls violence
At least 10 people, including two candidates, were killed today in violence during the fifth phase of local government body polls in Bangladesh.
May 29, 2016, 00:17 AM IST
10 killed in Bangladesh poll violence
The previous phases of the elections were also marred by deadly clashes and irregularities.
May 28, 2016, 22:19 PM IST
ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh doctor Sanaur Rahman's killing: SITE
The US-based SITE Intelligence Group in its report said that the Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a homeopath doctor in Bangladesh`s Kushtia district.
May 21, 2016, 12:15 PM IST
Bangladesh relocates millions as cyclone Roanu approaches
Bangladesh is relocating around 2 million people from its coastal areas ahead of cyclone Roanu`s likely landfall on Saturday evening, officials said on Friday, an event that has also kept authorities in neighbouring India and Myanmar on edge.
May 21, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
