Bangladesh is now on the eighth position of the countries' list with most active COVID-19 cases as the health directorate reported 2,617 new cases yesterday
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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Bombing plan at shopping centre thwarted by 'betrayers': NEO-JMB chief
The regional commander of Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) Sheikh Sultan Mohammad Naimuzzaman, on the first day of his seven day police remand confessed that the banned militant outfit planned a bomb blast at an elite shopping mall in Gulshan on July 31, a day before Eid-ul-Azha, the officials told IANS
Ex-Reliance Finance MD embezzled Tk 3,000cr
While he was the managing director of Reliance Finance Ltd, a non-bank financial institution, Proshanta Kumar Halder made his relatives directors of three other leasing companies to swindle money
Dozens feared buried as early morning landslide sweeps 13 houses in Sindhupalchok
An early morning landslide in Sindhupalchok district has swept at least 13 houses in Lidi of Jugal Rural Municipality-2
MCC aid flow has stopped as government is still on the fence regarding the programme’s House ratification
Nepal received only five percent of the fund pledged by the United States under its Millennium Challenge Corporation Nepal Compact last fiscal year, as Parliament could not ratify the programme amid opposition from some sections within the ruling Nepal Communist Party
No construction allowed in Bhutan during lockdown
No construction works will be allowed in any part of Bhutan during the lockdown, which began on August 11
Three-fold rise in deaths of patients waiting for organ transplant during lockdown
The nationwide lockdown imposed from March 24 has affected services across sectors, and key areas of medical care were also not left untouched due to the 68-day total shutdown
Now learning app for Jammu & Kashmir students
Online learning in Jammu and Kashmir, on even 2G Internet access, is now going to be smooth and without any hiccups, thanks to Wise App developed by two IIT graduates, including one from the Union Territory itself
UAE to invest in solar power in Afghanistan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to invest in a solar power project in Afghanistan that would produce 3,000 megawatts of electricity
Govwenment releases 80 high-value Taliban prisoners
The Afghan government on Thursday released 80 of the 400 high-value Taliban prisoners whose release was approved by last week’s Loya Jirga, the National Security Council said on Friday
Stones still hurled but their edges have blunted in Kashmir
Last year while most people were still processing the ramifications of the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of masked youth swarmed the streets in Anchar, a small neighbourhood in downtown Srinagar, waving Islamist flags and hurling stones at security forces
Recovery rate from COVID-19 infection crosses 70% in India
The Indian government on Thursday stated that 70.77 percent people infected of deadly coronavirus have recovered and left hospital and quarantine centres
No change in ex-President Mukherjee's condition
Former President Pranab Mukherjee's health condition remains critical on Thursday, following his emergency brain surgery three days back. He continues to remain on ventilator support at the Army Research and Referral Hospital
PM Modi unveils 'transparent taxation', rights charter for 'honest' taxpayers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the 'transparent taxation' platform among other taxation reforms
'Google Bolo' to teach kids how to pronounce
More than one crore children enrolled in around 1.13 lakh primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will now be able to improve their pronunciation in both Hindi and English, by using Google's Bolo app. Bolo in Hindi means to speak
