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Pak balloons with foreign currency notes recovered in Akhnoor

India, Feb. 24 -- Two balloons with a Pakistani Rs 5,000 currency note and a US dollar attached to them were recovered from a forward village in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu on Monday, officials said... Read More


Who gets which portfolio in PM Tarique's advisory team?

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Portfolios have been distributed among the 10 advisors holding the ranks of ministers and state ministers in the Tarique Rahman-led BNP government. The Cabinet Division on Tuesday s... Read More


Chad closes border with Sudan after clashes kill five soldiers

France, Feb. 24 -- Chad's government said on Monday in an official statement that the border would remain closed until further notice, citing "repeated incursions and violations committed by forces in... Read More


Iran Calls for De-escalation After Pakistan Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Feb. 24 -- Iran's ambassador to Pakistan on Tuesday urged restraint and dialogue as tensions escalated between Islamabad and the Taliban following recent cross-border airstrikes in easter... Read More


Transport minister orders probe after LRT Kelana Jaya Line suffers two disruptions in one day

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has weighed in on the breakdowns plaguing the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, saying he takes the disruptions "seriously" as thousands of Klang Valley co... Read More


Free meals nutrition maintained despite dry food shift: Minister

Malang, East Java, Feb. 24 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, assured the public of continued compliance with nutritional standards in the Free Nutritious Meals (MB... Read More


Rain on the horizon for parts of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain in parts of the Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions over the next 24 hours from Tuesday morning. ... Read More


Siegwerk and the Revere Group deepen partnership

India, Feb. 24 -- Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has strengthened its long-standing partnership with US-based premiu... Read More


ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- On this day, we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), which was signed on 24 February 1976 in Bali, Indone... Read More


Education ministry to announce junior scholarship results Wednesday

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The results of the junior scholarship examination will be published on Wednesday. The Secondary and Higher Education Division will officially announce the results in the afternoon. ... Read More