Australia has provided Bangladesh Armed Forces with five tonnes of personnel protection equipment (PPE) under a defence cooperation programme to help prevent the spread of coronavirus
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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Death toll rises to 129 in Parwan floods
The death toll from Wednesday flash floods in Parwan rose to 129 on Saturday as the search for bodies trapped in the debris continued for the fourth day, the provincial governor’s spokesperson Wahida Shahkar said
Maldives president urges people to follow health protocol to avoid lockdown
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Police to investigate Maldives opposition rally; participants flouted guidelines
Maldives Police Service has launched an investigation into the rally held by the opposing PPM-PNC coalition on Friday
Pakistan sought technology for WMDs, says Israeli paper
A domestic intelligence agency for the German state of Saarland has revealed that Pakistan had sought technology for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) "in order to retain a serious deterrent potential against 'arch-enemy' India"
Nepal's defence, home ministers in self-quarantine
The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) postponed its Secretariat meeting scheduled for tomorrow till September 3, as two of the Secretariat members had to go into self-quarantine
Police halt home delivery service, arrest staff
Nepal Police arrested several e-commerce entrepreneurs, including more than 20 delivery persons, yesterday, stating that home delivery services were against prohibitory orders issued by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, on August 26
Yet another Dalit death spotlights culture of torture in police custody
On August 16, police arrested Bijay Mahara, 19, at his home in Garuda Municipality-8, Rautahat, along with 10 others over their alleged involvement in a murder that took place a day earlier.
Lightning kills 500 sheep in western Nepal
A massive thunderbolt in Nepal’s remote Jumla district on Sunday killed at least 500 sheep grazing in pastures high in the mountains, according to belated reports from the remote mountain region of northwestern Nepal
Close aides of Hafiz Saeed convicted in terror financing case
An Anti-terror court (ATC) on Friday convicted three top leaders of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) in various cases of terror financing
Educational institutions will reopen on Sept 15, reiterates PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday reiterated the government’s decision to reopen all educational institutions from Sept 15 and directed the provinces to finalise necessary arrangements in this regard
Karachi struggles to stay afloat
Though the storm had passed, it left a devastated Karachi, Pakistan's port city, in its wake on Friday, reeling from the record-breaking downpour the previous day and worried about the prediction of more rainfall
106 dead in rain-related incidents across Pakistan
At least 106 people have died and 52 others injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan, according to the country's disaster management authority
Young Sri Lankan mother gives birth to quintuplets
A 29-year-old Sri Lankan mother has given birth to quintuplets this morning at the De Soysa Maternity Hospital in Colombo, the hospital reported
Parents of primary school students worried about annual exams amid pandemic
Grade-four student Sakia Karim Raka has been housebound for around five and a half months. Her school in Dhaka’s Malibagh held online classes for some days in June, but could not continue
