Afghanistan's Taliban government bans 'violent' mixed martial arts
Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts, believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Taliban govt says morality law will be 鈥榞ently鈥� enforced
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities said on Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced 鈥榞ently鈥�, after the international community and Afghans voiced concern over...
UAE accepts Taliban govt ambassador
The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government, officials said, becoming just the second country after...
Taliban govt enacts 鈥榲ice and virtue鈥� law
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities have announced the codification of laws detailing rules of behaviour and lifestyle based on their strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Adviser from persons with disability demanded
The Bangladesh Pratibandhi Kalyan Samity and the National Alliance of Disabled Peoples鈥� Organisations on Monday demanded the inclusion of an adviser representing the persons with disabilities in the interim government...
Alibaba鈥檚 quarterly profit shrinks
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported a 29 per cent fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as it battles sluggish consumption during an economic slowdown.
Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces...
Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
Taliban say three civilians killed in Pakistan border clash
Taliban authorities accused Pakistani forces on Tuesday of killing three civilians 鈥� a woman and two children 鈥� in clashes along their northern border.
UP chairman shot dead in Moulvibazar
Sirajul Islam Chana, 50, chairman of Panchgaon union parishad of Rajnagar upazila in Moulvibazar was allegedly shot dead at Madhur Bazar of the upazila on Friday in a clash between two groups of villagers....
Malala Yousafzai urges Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans and said she was especially concerned about the 鈥榙ark future鈥� awaiting women and girls sent back....
Taliban slash salaries of women working from home
Afghan authorities have slashed the salaries of women government workers who have been forced to stay at home since the Taliban seized power, the finance ministry...
Taliban praises 鈥榮pirit of cooperation鈥� of UN talks
The Taliban government praised on Wednesday the 鈥榮pirit of cooperation鈥� towards Afghanistan in UN-led talks that excluded women from the country.
Taliban discussed prisoner exchange with US
Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Wednesday, and an 鈥榚xchange鈥� for Afghans held in Guantanamo Bay had been discussed with the United States....
Russian envoy to UN hints Moscow could drop sanctions on Taliban
Russian envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya suggested on Monday that Moscow was considering dropping sanctions against the Taliban as the Afghan authorities met with representatives of the international community in Doha...
Misfiring France lean on brilliant back line at Euro
Kylian Mbappe and France's attack might be misfiring, but a solid foundation can be more important at a major tournament and an outstanding defence has helped carry them to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
Women鈥檚 rights an internal issue: Taliban
Taliban authorities said on Saturday that demands over women鈥檚 rights were 鈥楢fghanistan鈥檚 issues鈥� to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of...
Outrage as Afghan women excluded from UN-led talks with Taliban
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities will meet international envoys on Sunday in Qatar for talks presented by the United Nations as a key step in an engagement process, but...
Police recover bodies of two missing gamblers in Gaibandha
The bodies of two gamblers who dived into a river to escape from the villagers in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha District, have been recovered....
Nicaragua names ambassador to Afghanistan
Nicaragua has appointed an ambassador to Afghanistan, local media reported, in a rare move increasing ties with the diplomatically isolated Taliban regime...
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban govt says to attend next round of UN talks in Doha
Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after snubbing an invitation to the previous round....
Mentally challenged woman held for stabbing four schoolgirls in Gaibandha
Police arrested a 鈥榤entally challenged鈥� woman for stabbing four schoolgirls in a classroom in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha district on Tuesday...
Putin calls for Russia to 鈥榖uild up鈥� ties with Taliban govt
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for Moscow to 鈥榖uild up鈥� relations with the Taliban government, as a delegation visited...
Ruknuzzaman becomes Bay Leasing MD
Mohammad Ruknuzzaman has been appointed as managing director of Bay Leasing and Investment Limited, said a press release...
Courtois misses out on Belgium Euro 2024 squad
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was not included in Belgium's Euro 2024 squad named on Tuesday as he recovers full fitness following a season marred by injury.
Russia to remove Taliban from 鈥榯error鈥� list
Russia will remove the Taliban from a list of banned terrorist organisations, three years after they returned to power in Afghanistan, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said on Monday....
Couple sent to jail for killing daughter with disabilities
A couple was sent to jail on charges of poisoning their two-year-old daughter with disabilities to death in Moulvibazar鈥檚 Srimangal on Friday...
Job scam ring mastermind arrested
The members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested Shaharul, an alleged mastermind behind a job scam ring, from Palashbari in Gaibandha...
Cos pay record amount as dividend: report
Companies paid out a record amount of money in dividends to shareholders in the first quarter of 2024 as Alibaba and Meta made the their first-ever payments, a report said Thursday...
Presiding officer among four sued, 2 arrested
A case has been filed against four people, including the presiding officer, for negligence in Rajnagar upazila parishad elections of Moulvibazar...