Director Asim Abbasi in a recent Twitter thread has expressed his frustration with increased censorship in Pakistan
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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'Nawaz Sharif's employees agreed to receive warrants but later declined'
Officials posted at the Pakistani High Commission in the United Kingdom on Wednesday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that a representative of Nawaz Sharif had initially agreed to receive the arrest warrants against the PML-N supremo, but changed his mind minutes before their arrival at the former Prime Minister's Park Lane residence
Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi takes over as new Pakistan Navy chief
Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi was handed over the command of the Pakistan Navy in a ceremony held on Wednesday
Sri Lanka: Health ministry issues revised timeline for resumption of activities
The Sri Lankan Health Ministry has issued a revised timeline for the resumption of activities until October 31, which categorises activities as normal operations, restricted operations, higher restrictions, and no operation
Chief Epidemiologist says COVID-19 virus may have been in Sri Lankan garment factory for weeks
The Director of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said the apparel worker who was first diagnosed with the new coronavirus is not the origin of the COVID-19 cluster at Minuwangoda Brandix garment factory and the virus may have been in the factory for several weeks
Sri Lanka cancels trains to areas in the new COVID cluster, suspends services
Sri Lanka’s Railway Department has taken steps to cancel 15 trains on the main line from midnight today (7) until further notice due to the COVID-19 coronavirus danger
Temasek Foundation of Singapore hands over 1 million face masks to Sri Lanka
Temasek Foundation in Singapore handed over the donation of 1 million Livinguard face masks (worth USD 20 million) to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry Wednesday (07 October)
Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry temporarily suspends consular services
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry on 08th and 09th October 2020, to restrict the congregation of the general public and thereby to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 Virus, the Ministry said
Sri Lanka hit by billion-worth losses over coal purchase
An investigation carried out by the Committee on Public Enterprises has revealed that the country had incurred a loss of 1.1 billion rupees due to the purchase of coal
Bangladesh reports 1,520 new Covid cases
Bangladesh has logged 1,520 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 373,151, health officials said on Wednesday
Bangladesh rights body: 975 women raped in 9 months
The recent gang rape incident in Bangladesh's Noakhali district has exposed the brutal atrocities and crime against women in the country
Combatting Climate Change: Ensure $100b for developing nations a year
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for ensuring $100 billion a year for developing countries to save them from climate change impacts as she placed a four-point proposal including "establishing climate justice" at a virtual "Climate Vulnerable Leaders' Event"
Bangladesh hopes to get vaccine on priority basis
The cabinet yesterday expressed hope that Bangladesh would get the Covid-19 vaccine on a priority basis as the government was in touch with all countries and organisations trying to develop it
Japan to invest in Bangladesh, but wants better climate
Every year 50 Japanese companies will come to Bangladesh to do business if the country improves its investment climate and develop infrastructure further, said Yuji Ando, country representative of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro)
Bangladesh removes Pakistan’s name from border pillars
Half a century after the birth of Bangladesh, the work of inscription of “BD / BANGLADESH” has been completed by changing the writing “PAK / PAKISTAN” on the existing pillars on the Bangladesh-India border
