ROHINGYA RELOCATION: 3RD BATCH GOES TO BHASAN CHAR ON JAN...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Almost 3,000 Rohingyas will be relocated to Bhasan Char by the end of this month, a top official said.
This would be the 3rd batch of the refugees to...
28 UK RETURNEES TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN SYLHET, TAKE...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
28 UK returnees tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken into institutional isolation at a hospital in Sylhet last night.
BM Ashraf Ullah Taher, a...
Malaysia's worsening Covid-19 situation exposes serious ec...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
On Saturday, the number of confirmed cases reached a record of 4,275 new patients.PHOTO: REUTERS
Percussionist Muhamad Al Hafiz Khalil, a full-ti...
Protests for Navalny sweep Russia
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The protests began in Vladivostok, on Russia’s Pacific coast, and spread Westwards across 85 cities across the country’s nine time zones....
What is Alexey Navalny’s endgame?
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thousands of people across Russia’s 11 time zones took to the streets on January 23 to protest against the arrest of Russian opposition leader...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia eye improved ties after Gulf crisis e...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prior to their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabi...
COVID-19 sharpened inequalities in India, billionaires' we...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Oxfam’s annual report on inequalities across the world this year is focused on the coronavirus pandemic – and how it exacerbated existing...
Pakistan takes delivery of CH-4 drones from China
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
According to open-source export-import records, the Chinese defence contractor Aerospace Long-March International (ALIT) delivered five CH-4 unmanned...
Bangladesh Navy to participate in the international naval...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Bangladesh Navy has confirmed it will participate in the international naval exercise Aman-2021 in the waters of Karachi, Pakistan during February...
India’s Republic Day to be overshadowed by revolutionary f...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
This year, Republic Day of India will be altogether different from history.
New Delhi will echo with rebellious and revolutionary songs instead of Va...
Indian citizen with fake visa arrested at Bangladesh airpo...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
An Indian citizen has been arrested with a fake UK visa at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) for trying to enter the UK by a flight of the...
India successfully test-fires new-generation Akash missile
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Akash-NG (new-generation) missile will be used by the Indian Air Force to intercept high-manoeuvring low radar cross-section aerial threat.
India...
INDIAN FARMERS TO HOLD ‘TRACTOR RALLY’ IN CAPITAL ON REPUB...
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Caravans of tractors have clogged a key highway in northern India as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against new farm laws stream into the cap...
ITALIAN EMBASSY VEHICLE HIT BY IED IN KABUL
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
An armored vehicle of the Italian embassy was hit by an IED blast in Kabul city on Monday morning, a security source said.
“The vehicle that wa...
PAKISTANI CROSS-BORDER TERROR TUNNELS, DRONES ARE NEW CHAL...
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Cross-border tunnels on the India–Pakistan boundary for infiltration of terrorists and drones for dropping arms and ammunition on this side of t...
FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF COVID-19 VACCINES PURCHASED BY GOVT L...
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines -- containing 50 lakh doses of Covishield -- purchased by the government landed in Dhaka this morning.
An...
INDIAN, CHINESE TROOPS IN NEW BORDER BRAWL: REPORTS
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
Indian and Chinese soldiers were involved in a brawl in north Sikkim last week, with soldiers from both armies suffering injuries, officials familiar...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 25 JANUARY
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
PICTURE OF THE DAYLONDON, ENGLAND
Snow falls on a mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry on guard in Horse Guards Parade
PHOTOHannah McKay/REU...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 25 JANUARY
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
PICTURE OF THE DAYLONDON, ENGLAND
Snow falls on a mounted trooper of the Household Cavalry on guard in Horse Guards Parade
PHOTOHannah McK...
ICONIC TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWER LARRY KING DEAD AT 87
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
The iconic talk show host Larry King, one of the most recognizable figures on US television as he quizzed everyone who was anyone over a career spanni...
OXFORD VACCINES FROM SERUM, INDIA: 50 LAKH SHOTS ARRIVE TO...
January 25, 2021
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By: SAM Staff
With all uncertainties over obtaining Covid vaccines removed, the main challenges for the government ahead are to run the mass inoculation campaign sm...
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