NURSE RUNU TO RECEIVE COVID VACCINE FIRST IN BANGLADESH
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Runu Beronica Costa, a senior staff nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital, is going to be the first Covid-19 vaccine receiver in Bangladesh.
Followed b...
EU threatens to block Covid vaccine exports amid AstraZene...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The EU has threatened to block exports of coronavirus vaccines to countries outside the bloc such as Britain, after AstraZeneca was accused of failing...
The world's 10 richest people made $540bn in a year – we n...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
$13,000,000,000. If all those 000s are making your eyes go funny, I’ll spell it out: thirteen billion. That’s how much Jeff Bezos added to...
Sri Lanka’s cremation of COVID dead a ‘human rights violat...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The United Nations has urged the Sri Lankan government to halt its policy of forced cremations of coronavirus victims, a practice it said went against...
Taliban delegation visits Iran for Afghan peace talks
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A high-level Taliban delegation arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials on the peace process in war-torn Afghanistan.
Iran&rsqu...
Maldives’ Local Council Elections to be held on April 10
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Elections Commission (EC) has announced the postponed Local Council Elections and Women’s Development Committee Elections will be held on April...
New warning system in Bangladesh to tackle rising landslid...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
A new system that can warn people of landslides nearly a week in advance is set to be launched in Bangladesh later this year, helping tackle increasin...
Nepal has made little progress on transitional justice: Am...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Nepal has made no significant progress on transitional justice while there is clear regression on some fundamental human rights issues, as the country...
US and Europe: Partners more in words than deeds
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
While there is no doubt that there is a genuine desire on both sides of the Atlantic for closer consultation, the chances are high that ultimately,...
India permanently bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
An Indian ministry previously stated that the short video sharing app and others were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defen...
If India has Kashmiris' support, why does it fear dialogue...
January 27, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has asked India to explain why it has been fearful of dialogue if it has a strong stance on the...
SRI LANKA TO RECEIVE 500,000 ASTRAZENECA COVISHIELD VACCIN...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka is to receive 500,000 AstraZeneca Covishield vaccines from India, the Cabinet was informed.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa informed the C...
POLICE FIRES TEAR-GAS SHELLS ON FARMERS AT TWO PLACES IN D...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Delhi Police fired tear-gas shells on a section of farmers near Akshardham temple and Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar here on Tuesday as they entered De...
FARMERS TOPPLE POLICE BARRICADES AHEAD OF TRACTOR RALLY IN...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thousands of farmers have knocked down police barricades as they entered Delhi this morning on foot amid vast police presence ahead of the tractor ral...
38 BANGLADESHI CHILDREN RETURN AFTER LANGUISHING IN INDIAN...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thirty-eight Bangladeshi children returned from India through Benapole after a two-year imprisonment for illegal entry.
All the returnees are aged be...
‘SHONO EKTI MUJIBORER THEKE’ RESONATES ACROSS NEW DELHI’S...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The widely popular song "Shono ekti Mujiborer theke/Lokkho Mujiborer" played by the Bangladesh military band resonated across New Delhi's Rajpath as t...
INTERNET SERVICES ON MOBILE DEVICES SUSPENDED IN KASHMIR
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Suspension of mobile phone and Internet services on Republic Day and Independence Day has been part of the security drill.
Internet services on mobil...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 26 JANUARY
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
PICTURE OF THE DAYROME, ITALY
A woman looks at the graffiti depicting the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny behind bars with a dove fr...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 26 JANUARY
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
PICTURE OF THE DAYROME, ITALY
A woman looks at the graffiti depicting the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny behind bars with a dove fr...
INDIAN ARMED FORCES CONDUCT MASSIVE JOINT MILITARY EXERCIS...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The joint force executed multi-domain, high intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. (PIB)
Towards enhancin...
Two Bangladeshis get India's Padma Shri award
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
India has honoured two talented Bangladeshi personalities with 'Padma Shri' award, the fourth highest civil award of the country.
They are Sanjeeda K...
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