Army Coup against Bangladeshi PM Hasina

According to news reports The Bangladesh Army has foiled a coup plot by certain national serving and retired army officers to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and have arrested two former officers. The "heinous conspiracy" was unearthed last month and two retired officers - Lt Col Ehsan Yousuf and Major Zakir - have been arrested while a serving officer Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Huq, a co-planner is absconding.

Thailand recognizes Palestine as independent State

ISLAMABAD - The Kingdom of Thailand has recognized Palestine as a free, independent State within the 1967 borders, a significant development on the internaional horizon at a time when direct talks between Palestinian authority and Israel are 'limpingly' afoot. Thailand is an observer member country of the 57-state Organization of Islamic Conference with headquarters at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Prof S Mehdi Abbas Rizvi takes over as new VC of AMU

SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Prof S. Mehdi Abbas Rizvi, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, was appointed as the next vice chancellor of prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Prof Rizvi is the senior most Dean amongst the members of the Executive Council under Statute 2(7) of the Statutes of the University.