FM QURESHI HOLDS DELEGATION-LEVEL TALKS WITH RUSSIAN COUNT...
April 7 ,2021
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday for deleg...
6 SOLDIERS, 8 MILITANTS KILLED IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN CLA...
April 7 ,2021
Six Afghan soldiers and eight militants were killed when Taliban stormed a military camp in Ishkamish district in Afghanistan's norther...
IMF PROJECTS 5% GDP GROWTH FOR BANGLADESH IN 2021
April 7 ,2021
Meanwhile, the report also predicted that consumer prices will rise in Bangladesh by 3% by the end of 2021
The International Monetary...
INDIA POSTS RECORD COVID-19 CASES, 13-FOLD JUMP OVER TWO M...
April 7 ,2021
India's second wave of COVID-19 infections continued to swell as it reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday (Apr 7), a 13-fold...
AT LEAST FIVE PROTESTERS KILLED AS JUNTA LAUNCHES HEAVY CR...
April 7 ,2021
At least five protesters were killed and more than 20 injured when Myanmar junta forces opened fire on a roadblock set up by anti-regim...
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April 7 ,2021
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This photo taken on April 4, 2021, shows people watching migratory birds at a wetland near t...
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April 7 ,2021
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Tricky path to reviving Iran nuclear deal
April 7 ,2021
With Iran set to hold presidential elections in June, one that could well see a hardline conservative replace pragmatist current Presid...
Facing up to Myanmar realities
April 7 ,2021
The military, or Tatmadaw, has always played a central role in the Myanmar polity.PHOTO: AFP
Myanmar (then called Burma) became in...
Beijing ups the ante in the South China Sea
April 7 ,2021
Two of the many Chinese vessels anchored at Whitsun Reef, some 320 kilometers west of Palawan Island in the South China Sea, an area...
Israel president to tap leader to try to form govt, Netany...
April 7 ,2021
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin holds consultations with party representatives ahead of his selection of a candidate to try to form a...
Malaysia sends back over 300 containers of illicit plastic...
April 7 ,2021
Malaysia said on Tuesday (April 6) it had sent 267 containers of illegal plastic waste back to their countries of origin since 2019, an...
Bangladesh protest over COVID curbs turns violent, three s...
April 7 ,2021
A protest over police enforcement of coronavirus restrictions in rural Bangladesh turned violent when a mob of demonstrators attacked a...
India steps up anti-Maoist operations after 22 policemen k...
April 7 ,2021
Indian security forces have stepped up operations against ultra left-wing fighters deep in the forests of a mineral-rich central state...
Myanmar sanctions could spark full-blown civil conflict, w...
April 7 ,2021
Russia said on Tuesday (April 6) it opposed sanctions against the junta in Myanmar, warning that punitive measures could spark a large-...
Maoist Centre strips four ministers who have sided with Ol...
April 7 ,2021
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) has suspended four ministers in KP Sharma Oli government from the party’s general me...
PM Imran to participate in D-8 summit hosted by Bangladesh
April 7 ,2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the 10th Developing Eight (D-8) Summit’ being hosted by Bangla...
Planters ordered to destroy oil palm trees as Sri Lanka jo...
April 7 ,2021
Palm oil suffered another blow as Sri Lanka banned imports of the world's most-consumed cooking oil and told planters to get rid of all...
Iran, Pakistan hold joint naval drill in Persian Gulf
April 7 ,2021
Iran staged a joint naval drill with Pakistan on Tuesday in the waters of the Persian Gulf amid tensions between Tehran and Washington....
Russia says in talks to make more military equipment in In...
April 7 ,2021
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