The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group have been found in a mass grave, India's foreign minister said yesterday, reports AFP from New Delhi. Sushma Swaraj told the upper house of parliament the workers had been murdered by IS. Their bodies…

Major General Md. Shafeenul Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board, was appointed the Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday.…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five alleged 'Rohingya robbers' along with seven sharp weapons from Modhuchhara area in Ukhia upazila on Monday night, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Md Karim, 46, son of late Rafiq of BB zone 1-2 of Modhuchhara village,…

A suspected robber was killed and another received bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Gabtoli area yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Badsa, accused in several cases with different police stations. Being tipped-off, a team of Rab-10…

President Xi Jinping delivered a blistering nationalist speech yesterday, warning against any attempts to split China and touting the country's readiness to fight "the bloody battle" to regain its rightful place in the world, reports AFP from Beijing. Xi's address capped an annual…