South Asia Politics News

KABUL — A homicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman who were there, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, many people were their for...

Sugar would be thrown open to the market mechanism, allowing farmers and millers to discover the price through the least unfair and most unbiased instrument. Yet, Parliament was adjourned on Thursday, the first day of its Winter Session, and parts...

Sangma, a senior leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), believes that her visit to the north-eastern state would help boost trade between the two countries. "I am having discussions with External Affairs Ministry about Hasina's visit to India next month...

Chief Minister, Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti (R) comforts a relative of a policeman who was killed in a bomb blast in Peshawar. –AFP Photo/A. On Thursday, 22 people were killed in two attacks in the city, including a suicide attack...

At least 25 people were killed in four bombings Friday in Afghanistan, including an attack on a politician who survived. The wave of violence came the day after President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated to a second term. Abdul Rab Rasoul...

Afghanistan sinks in new corruption ranking as US, World Leaders Fall Short in Corruption Fight, Group Says! Afghanistan's level of corruption earns it a ranking of 179 out of 180 Nations listed, worsened only by Somalia who is ranked as...

President Karzai told private security companies that they would have to cease operating in Afghanistan within the next two years. In a move that will be hugely popular with ordinary Afghans who resent the presence of thousands of heavily armed...

KABUL — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the United States will help Afghanistan prepare its military and police to take over the security of the war-ravaged country. Responding to a pledge by Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

After defeated the rival, Hamid Karzai is succes become Afghanistan President for second term. In his inauguration speech, he hope Afghanistan security will be taken by local Afghanistan troops and Foreign troops will be reduced. The security of the inauguration...

Follow-up process begins as apex court delivers verdict BSS, Dhaka Jail authorities has initiated the follow-up process of the final verdict in the Bangabandhu Murder Trial conveying the five convicts in prison the apex court's decision upholding their death penalties,...