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More than 100 dead and 6 million affected by flooding across South Asia
By CNN,
2022, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
The death toll in South Asia continues to rise after flooding and landslides ravaged the border region of India and Nepal, leaving tens of thousands d...
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Chinese worker killed in clashes at Bangladesh power plant
By Reuters,
2009, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Clashes erupted between Bangladeshi and Chinese construction workers at a Chinese-funded power station in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday in which a ...
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Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
By Reuters,
1825, May 19, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attac...
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Bangladesh police say they have killed 2 Islamist militants
By VOA,
1031, April 30, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Bangladesh say security forces killed at least two people suspected of belonging to an Islamist militant group behind the 2016 attack on a D...
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Four die as attack on Saudi police station foiled: Al Arabiya
By Reuters,
1549, April 21, 2019 (EAT)
Four people died as an attack on a police station in Saudi Arabia’s central Riyadh province was foiled, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Su...
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Fire at high-rise in Bangladesh kills at least five, 60 injured, many trapped
By Reuters,
1655, March 29, 2019 (EAT)
A fire broke out at a 22-storey building in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka on Thursday, killing at least five people, injuring 60 and trapping and man...
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20yr old woman gives birth to twins — a month after having first child
By CNN,
1007, March 29, 2019 (EAT)
A 20-year-old Bangladeshi woman gave birth to twins -- 26 days after giving birth to her first child. Arifa Sultana gave birth to a boy in late F...
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Bangladeshi team escape New Zealand shooting
By Reuters,
1046, March 15, 2019 (EAT)
The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly avoided being caught up in a shooting at a mosque in Christchurch on Friday that left 40 dead and forced the canc...
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Lawyer for US-born Islamic State woman: she should return to US
By VOA,
1616, February 23, 2019 (EAT)
A lawyer for an American-born woman who defected to the Islamic State says his client should be allowed to return the United States because she was bo...
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Father sues to allow daughter who joined Islamic State to return to US
By VOA,
1010, February 22, 2019 (EAT)
The father of an American-born woman who defected to the Islamic State terrorist group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration becau...
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Bangladesh slum fire kills at least eight
By Reuters,
1210, February 17, 2019 (EAT)
A fire gutted more than 200 slum houses in the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50, poli...
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Bangladesh opposition demands chief election official quit
By VOA,
2111, December 26, 2018 (EAT)
Bangladesh's main opposition alliance on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the chief election commissioner, accusing him of bias, ahead of Sunday's ...
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Myanmar says policeman found dead near border with Bangladesh
By Reuters,
1931, December 23, 2018 (EAT)
The body of a missing Myanmar policeman was found on the country’s troubled border with Bangladesh, state media and officials said on Sunday after a...
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At site of Rohingya Massacre, Burmese villagers say little
By VOA,
1801, November 30, 2018 (EAT)
Kyaw Soe Moe, the head man of this northern Rakhine state best known as the site of a massacre of 10 Muslim men and boys by their Buddhist neighbors a...
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Myanmar seizes boat carrying 93 fleeing Rohingya camps for Malaysia
By Reuters,
1045, November 27, 2018 (EAT)
Authorities in Myanmar have seized a boat carrying 93 people, apparently Rohingya Muslims, fleeing displacement camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine S...
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‘If we go they will kill us’: Rohingya refugees fear repatriation to Myanmar
By CNN,
911, November 16, 2018 (EAT)
Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal army crackdown last year say they are terrified of going back to Myanmar, as authorities begin the process of repa...
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Life and death: World Cup rivalry turns violent in Bangladesh
By AFP,
1021, June 13, 2018 (EAT)
The World Cup is arousing high passions in Bangladesh, where machete-wielding fans of Brazil and Argentina have clashed in the streets and flags of th...
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Adios as Kitambi finally leaves AFC Leopards
By Godfrey Ashiali,
2044, May 8, 2018 (EAT)
Dennis Kitambi has officially left his post as AFC Leopards coach as he prepares for new role at Bangladeshi club Saif Sporting Club which is managed ...
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Leopards warm up for Hull Challenge with Vihiga fightback
By Godfrey Ashiali,
2045, April 28, 2018 (EAT)
AFC Leopards warmed up for the 'Hull City Challenge' with a determined display as they fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Vihiga United in Saturday's...
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Plane carrying 71 passengers crashes in Kathmandu
By AFP,
1431, March 12, 2018 (EAT)
At least 27 people were killed when a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed in Kathmandu on Monday, an official said. "The chances of rescuing anyone...
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