Christian convert hacked to death in B’desh
Dhaka: A 65-year-old Christian convert was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Tuesday by three motorbike-borne unidentified assailants, the latest in a series of attacks on minorities by Islamists in the Muslim majority country. Hossain Ali, a pastor at a church and a 1971 liberation war veteran, was killed by miscreants in the northern Bangladeshi town of Kurigram this morning, two months after another converted Christian was murdered in western Jhinaidah for which the ISIS had claimed responsibility.
Nepal wants China to build rail link to lumbini
Beijing: Nepal has sought China’s assistance in building a monorail network in Kathmandu and a cross-border rail line from a Tibetan town to lumbini, a popular pilgrimage site and the birthplace of Buddha, a senior Nepalese official has said.
Suu Kyi to be foreign minister: party
Naypyidaw: Aung San Suu Kyi will become Foreign Minister in Myanmar’s new Civilian Government, her party said on Tuesday, giving the democracy champion a formal position despite being blocked from the presidency.
New piece of MH370 debris found in SA
Kuala lumpur: Malaysia on Tuesday said it will send a team to retrieve a new piece of plane debris found along the southern coast of South Africa this morning to check if it belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished mysteriously two years ago.
B’desh confirms 1st case of Zika virus
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi man who contracted a fever 19 months ago was infected with the Zika virus, the first confirmed case in the South Asian country, health authorities said on Tuesday.