CHAI BREAK: 19 OCTOBER
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Wake up and smell the coffee! Or the chai, if you prefer. Start the day with this virtual visit to the delightful cafes, bistros and restaurants of th...
MODI INVITED TO JOIN 26 MARCH PROGRAMME IN PERSON
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh has invited Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to visit Bangladesh on 26 March in person to jointly celebrate the Independence Day of Bang...
SHEIKH HASINA SENDS DURGA PUJA GIFTS TO MAMATA
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
On the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent presents to the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The PM'...
FM SEEKS THE PHILIPPINES’ COOPERATION ON ROHINGYA REPATRIA...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Newly constructed buildings stand on Bhasan Char in Noakhali district, in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. The island is built to accommodate 100,000 pe...
TOP US ECONOMIST PRAISES PAKISTAN’S HANDLING OF PANDEMIC
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
A top US economist has lauded Pakistan’s efforts against the novel coronavirus pandemic that challenged the world's major economies.
Lawrence H...
ABDULLAH MEETS IRANIAN FM ZARIF, DISCUSSES AFGHAN PEACE
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, traveled to Iran on Sunday and met with Iranian Foreign Affairs Minis...
TALIBAN BLAMES US FORCES FOR VIOLATING DOHA AGREEMENT
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban has blamed the United States forces in Afghanistan for violating the deal the two sides signed in Doha back in February, something that cr...
Suga's Vietnam visit to spur global race for investment de...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in Hanoi on Sunday to start a four-day trip to Vietnam and Indonesia. © Kyodo
Jap...
Arms embargo on Iran expires despite US opposition
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The end of the embargo means Iran will legally be able to buy and sell conventional arms, including missiles, helicopters and tanks [File: West Asia...
Indian & Sri Lankan Navy to hold 3-day military exercise t...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The navies of India and Sri Lanka will conduct a three-day military exercise off Trincomalee beginning Monday, in a show of growing congruence in thei...
India set to lose Farzad-B gas field in Iran
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
India has all but lost the ONGC Videsh Ltd-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran decided to prefer domestic companies over fore...
Pakistan rejects 'baseless' Armenia claims
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan has denied its involvement in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, following a claim by the Armenian prime minister that Pakistani troops...
Rickshaw driver's son beats odds to join famed UK ballet s...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Kamal Singh did not even know what ballet was when he turned up nervously at the Imperial Fernando Ballet School, in Delhi, during the summer of 2016....
Committed to ensuring the Maldives' continued independence...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated that his administration is committed to ensuring the Maldives' continued independence and sovereignty; and citi...
Nepali police officer found murdered near India border
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
A Nepal Police officer on duty has been found murdered near the Nepal-India border in Kailali district on Sunday morning.
The dead body of Assistant...
Deadly car bomb attack outside Afghanistan police headquar...
October 19, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
At least 12 civilians have been killed and more than 100 people wounded after a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s western province of Ghor, ac...
BANGLADESHI COVID-19 VACCINE ADDED TO WHO CANDIDATE LIST
October 18, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the Covid-19 vaccine developed by a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company, Globe Biotech.
Globe's vaccine...
UN RIGHTS CHIEF AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPISTS
October 17, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
United Nations rights chief, Michelle Bachelet has issued a statement calling on governments to step up action against rape crimes, improve access to...
CHINA TURNS INDIAN PROPOSAL ON ITS HEAD, WANTS DE-ESCALATI...
October 17, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
China wants India to mutually thin out artillery and tank units from LAC but this will tactically put the Indian Army at a disadvantage due to better...
MYANMAR SAYS MOST RAKHINE VOTING STATIONS WILL NOT OPERATE...
October 17, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
More than half the polling stations initially planned in conflict-torn Rakhine for Myanmar's Nov. 8 election will no longer operate, as parts of the s...
INFORMATION MINISTER HOSPITALISED WITH CORONAVIRUS INFECTI...
October 17, 2020
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By: SAM Staff
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka with coronavirus infection.
"The minister was admitted to Square Hospitals...
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