Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks
Myanmar police fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due...
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Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine approved in Canada
Problems at AstraZeneca Plc’s European production site in January kicked off a six-week push to get a version of its COVID-19 vaccine made at an...
World logs 6,609 COVID deaths in 24hrs
Online Desk : In the last 24 hours, 290,225 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus around the world while 6,609 died from the pandemic. The...
Bangladesh confirms 585 virus cases, 8 deaths in a day
Bangladesh has recorded 585 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 546,801. The death toll climbed to...
Golden Globe Awards 2021: Full list of winners
The 78th Golden Globe Awards kicked off Sunday night after being delayed for nearly two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Nomadland’ won the award...
Myanmar protesters ready for confrontation after bloodiest post-coup unrest
Protesters in Myanmar prepared for more demonstrations against junta rule on Monday, defying a crackdown a day earlier that killed at least 18 people in...
Irfan Selim acquitted in drug case
A court in Dhaka on Monday has acquitted Mohammad Irfan Selim, a temporarily ousted councilor of Ward No. 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)...
3 South Asian heads of state due Dhaka in March
Three heads of state from South Asia are arriving in Dhaka this March to attend the 50th anniversary of Independence and the birth centenary celebrations...
National Insurance Day today
National Insurance Day 2021 is being observed in the country today in a befitting manner with the theme ‘Mujib Borsher Ongikar, Bima Hok Sobar’. Prime...
Turkey summons Iran envoy over remarks on Iraq operations
Al Jazeera: Turkey summoned the Iranian ambassador to the country on Sunday over remarks alleging Ankara has violated Iraq’s sovereignty, state media reported.Ambassador Mohammad Farazmand...
Bangladesh logs 385 virus cases, 8 deaths in a day
Bangladesh has recorded 385 new cases of the coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections to 546,216. The death toll climbed to...
At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup
Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least...