Six Bangladeshi activists threatened
Dhaka: Six Bangladeshi activists, including three poets, have been allegedly threatened by Al Qaeda-linked extremists on Facebook, days after a fourth secular blogger was hacked to death by Islamists in the country.
Myanmar repatriates 159 B’desh boat migrants
Yangon: Myanmar has returned 159 Bangladeshi migrants rescued from boats stranded off its coast in May, officials said on Tuesday, the latest group to be repatriated after a migration crisis that unfurled across Southeast Asia.
Nepal 6-province deal protest continues
Kathmandu: Hundreds of people on Tuesday took to the streets in western Nepal against a six-province deal in the new constitution even as Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and other political leaders appealed for calm a day after two persons were killed in police firing during protests.
Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali hotel siege
Bamako: An Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group founded by veteran Algerian terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar has claimed responsibility in statements to media outlets for a hotel siege in central Mali at the weekend in which 17 people died.
UN food aid chief says Syria funding ‘bleak’
Amman: Funding prospects are “bleak” and impoverished Syrian refugees face more cuts in food aid, the head of the World Food Program said in an interview, after inspecting the bare refrigerator of a refugee family and meeting boys forced to swap school for work to help their families survive.
bobby Jindal invited for CNN event
Washington: Indian-American louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who could not make the cut for the first prime time Republican presidential debate, is among the 16 out of the 17 party hopefuls invited for a CNN debate. The network announced on Tuesday morning that former First lady Nancy Reagan has extended the invite for the CNN/Reagan library event.