3G AND 4G MOBILE SERVICES RESTORED AT ROHINGYA CAMPS
August 28 ,2020
3G and 4G mobile services at the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar resumed today.
"As per BTRC instruction, we have restored 3G and 4G con...
TAIWAN UNVEILS F-16 MAINTENANCE HUB AS CHINA TENSIONS BUIL...
August 28 ,2020
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a "solid" air force as she launched a US-backed maintenance cen...
CHINESE CONSUMERS COULD BOYCOTT APPLE IF US BANS WECHAT: M...
August 28 ,2020
Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China's foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday, as the clock...
Goldman Pays Malaysia $2.5 Billion 1MDB Payment
August 28 ,2020
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has made the $2.5 billion payment it pledged to the Malaysian government to settle allegations of misconduct r...
Why China brought out the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to fle...
August 28 ,2020
When China flexed its military muscle in the South China Sea on Wednesday, it put the PLA’s most advanced land-based anti-ship ba...
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe poised to resign over health concer...
August 28 ,2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign, national broadcaster NHK reported on Friday, adding that he wanted to avoid causin...
324,684 RMG WORKERS LOSE JOBS DURING PANDEMIC
August 28 ,2020
A total of 324,684 workers of the readymade garments (RMG) sector have become unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh....
NIGERIA RELEASES POSTAL STAMP COMMEMORATING BANGLADESH’S F...
August 28 ,2020
Nigeria’s postal service has launched a commemorative stamp marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Fo...
BEXIMCO PHARMA, IFIC BANK, NEPAL BANGLADESH BANK DONATE RE...
August 28 ,2020
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, IFIC Bank Ltd and its Nepalese subsidiary Nepal Bangladesh Bank have donated 5,000 vials of Remdesivir inj...
Peace talks between Afghan officials, Taliban to start in...
August 28 ,2020
Peace talks between warring Afghan sides will begin in early September, said the country's top peace negotiator on Thursday in Kabul, a...
The rise of Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban's new military chie...
August 28 ,2020
Mohammad Yaqoob was virtually unknown five years ago when the Taliban disclosed the mysterious death of his father and its founder, Mul...
INDIA REITERATES PRIORITY ACCORDED TO RELATIONS WITH SRI L...
August 28 ,2020
India today reiterated the priority it has accorded to its relations with Sri Lanka.
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal...
DEATH TOLL FROM FLASH FLOODS RISES TO 151
August 28 ,2020
The death toll from the recent flash floods in Afghanistan has risen to 151 as rescue workers are trying to recover more victims from t...
INTRA-AFGHAN TALKS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK: ABDULLAH
August 28 ,2020
Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, stated on Thursday that he is confident that talks between...
PAKISTAN DEMANDS ANSWERS TO DEATH OF CITIZENS IN INDIA
August 28 ,2020
Islamabad has demanded that New Delhi shares the initial findings of the deaths of 11 Pakistani citizens in India.
The family members...
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns as Washington pressure moun...
August 28 ,2020
CEO Kevin Mayer is leaving TikTok just three months after joining the company from The Walt Disney Co. (Nikkei Montage/Source photos...
US-China military clash a ‘real danger’ before November vo...
August 28 ,2020
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned of the growing risk of military conflict between China and the United States ami...
China fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile in warning t...
August 28 ,2020
China has fired two missiles, including one dubbed an "aircraft-carrier killer", into the South China Sea, according to a news report,...
Travel bug: Why tourism in Asia will never be the same
August 28 ,2020
Some countries in Asia have banked on ever-rising tourism. Without it, a growth engine for the region is sputtering
Bruno Hu...
Time ripe for deviation from Western-oriented foreign poli...
August 28 ,2020
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage.
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage spells out...
India likely to set up unified air defence command in Octo...
August 28 ,2020
India is moving towards setting up its new Air Defence Command (ADC), which will eventually be responsible for guarding the country&rsq...
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Although the elections just held in four States and one Union Territory in India were provincial, they had immense national importance because national issues and national conditions impinged on them...
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