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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Ban condemns terrorist act in Pakistan on Shia Muslim community
New York, May 14: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the “strongest possible terms” Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Pakistan which left dozens dead and many others injured, a United Nations spokesperson has confirmed.
Pakistan terror attack kills over 45 people
Karachi, May 13: More than 45 people have been killed as armed men entered a bus and sprayed bullets on passengers in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday.
Five killed in Nepal, one in India in fresh tremor
Kathmandu/New Delhi/Kolkata, May 12: At least five people were killed in the earthquake that rattled already devastated Nepal on Tuesday afternoon while one casualty was reported from Bihar in neighbouring India.
16 killed, 20 injured in Kashmir road mishap
Srinagar, May 11: At least 16 persons died and 20 others were injured, six of them critically, when a passenger bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into 400 feet deep gorge on Srinagar Jammu Highway, officials said on Monday.
Nepal: UN agency stresses funding needs to get food to quake victims
New York, May 9: Two weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal¸ the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that “severe logistical challenges” are getting in the way of aid reaching hundreds of thousands of survivors in some of the country’s hardest-hit areas.
Ambassadors of Norway, Philippines killed in Pakistan chopper crash
Islamabad, May 8: Ambassador of Philippines Domingo D Lucenario Jr and Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen along with several others were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan's Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, said reports.
Afghanistan: Khost blast injures 9
Khost, May 7: At least nine people, including six policemen, were injured in a blast in Afghanistan's Khost province on Thursday, media reports said.
UNICEF, EU begin airlift of 80 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Nepal
New York, May 6: Humanitarian supplies to meet the emergency needs of some of the 1.7 million children affected by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal are being airlifted in to the capital, Kathmandu, as the United Nations children’s agency works with the European Union (EU) to provide much needed relief from the effects of the disaster.
Nepal: UN official warns ‘clock is ticking’ for earthquake relief efforts
New York, May 5: The global humanitarian community is fighting against the clock as it delivers critical relief to Nepal’s most devastated communities, a top United Nations official said on Monday as she urged international donors to step up their support.
Nepal: WHO expands support to areas cut off by quake
New York, May 4: In a major step to boost the health-care assistance to earthquake survivors in Nepal who have been unreachable since last week's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday announced it is setting up a new field office in the remote, mountainous Gorkha district, considered to be near the epicentre of the quake.
105-year-old rescued in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 3: Three people, including a 105-year-old have been rescued from underneath the rubble in earthquake-hit Nepal on Sunday , media reports said.
Nepal: UN official urges continued funding for earthquake relief efforts
New York, May 2: Emergency funding for relief efforts are streaming into Nepal as the country begins to recover from last Saturday’s devastating earthquake, the top United Nations humanitarian official said on Friday as she urged the international community to increase its support for the landlocked Himalayan nation.
Pakistan: 27 militants killed
Islamabad, May 1: Security forces in Pakistan have killed 27 militants in the country's Khyber Agency areas in the past 24 hours, officials said.
UN and partners launch $415 million appeal to aid quake-stricken Nepal
New York, Apr 30: The United Nations on Wednesday launched a $415 million emergency appeal to provide vital relief to people affected by the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the densely populated Kathmandu Valley in Nepal on Saturday, killing at least 5,000, injuring at least 10,000 more.
UN allocates $15 million in emergency funds for Nepal earthquake response
New York, Apr 29: In response to severe devastation caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and many strong aftershocks that have hit Nepal since 25 April, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today released $15 million through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to enable humanitarian aid organizations to rapidly scale up operations and provide immediate assistance to people in desperate need.