MAHELA CALLS FOR PRESIDENT’S RESIGNATION
May 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Legendary cricketer Mahela Jayawardena has called for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Jayawardena said that the Presi...
WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS USE OF EMERGENCY DIESEL RESERVE TO EASE...
May 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The White House is weighing an emergency declaration to release diesel from a rarely used stockpile in a bid to address a major supply...
SRI LANKA TO REPAY DEBTS AFTER SIX MONTHS: GOVERNOR
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka will take at least six more months to start repaying its debts, the central bank said Thursday as the governm...
DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK ROADS IN SEVERAL AREAS DEMANDING GAS
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Demonstrators blocked roads in several areas today demanding cooking gas.
Protests were staged along the Mattakkuliya – Pettah m...
CHINA 'FLIRTING WITH DANGER', US WILL DEFEND TAIWAN IF INV...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-ruled island, warning Chi...
RUSSIA HAS OFFERED TO SELL CRUDE OIL TO BANGLADESH: NASRUL
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Russia has offered to sell crude oil to Bangladesh, said State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.
He made...
ROHINGYAS ENTERING FROM INDIA: DHAKA SENDS ‘NOTE VERBALE’...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, BangladeshFile photo
Bangladesh has asked India to take measures to halt entry of th...
IMRAN KHAN PRAISES INDIA FOR BUYING DISCOUNTED OIL FROM RU...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashi...
BANGLADESH TO DONATE TK1 CRORE FOR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
In view of the current acute food and other commodities crises in Afghanistan, the Government of Bangladesh has decided to send a cash...
MILITARY REMAINS ON STANDBY TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reissued a gazette notice ensuring the military remains on standby to maintain law and order.
The gaz...
SRI LANKA STARTS NATIONWIDE RAID ON THOSE HOARDING FUEL
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lankan police on Sunday started a nationwide raid on those hoarding diesel or petrol for resale, a police spokesman told journalist...
10-YEAR-OLD INDIAN GIRL CLIMBS EVEREST BASE CAMP
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
In a rare accomplishment, 10-year-old skater Rhythm Mamania from Mumbai became one of the youngest Indian mountaineers to climb the Eve...
POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS ON STUDENTS PROTESTING IN FORT
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The Police fired tear gas on Higher National Diploma (HND) students protesting in Fort.
The students had attempted to remove Police ba...
BIDEN, YOON SIGNAL EXPANDED MILITARY DRILLS DUE TO NORTH K...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
US president Joe Biden and South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence i...
9 BANGLADESHIS CONVICTED OF GANG RAPE IN INDIA’S BENGALURU
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
A special court in India's Bengaluru city has convicted nine Bangladeshis and punished them with sentences ranging from five years to l...
US, OTHERS WALK OUT OF APEC TALKS OVER RUSSIA'S UKRAINE IN...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Representatives of the United States and several other nations walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok on Satu...
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU MAY SPEND LESS THAN 8 MONTHS IN JAIL
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Convicted Congress leader and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu may have to spend less than eight months in jail if he displays goo...
DELHI COLLEGE PROFESSOR RATAN LAL ARRESTED FOR POST ON 'SH...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Photo from FB page of Ratan Lal.
Associate professor of Delhi University's Hindu College Ratan Lal was arrested on Friday night fo...
MONKEYPOX CASES TOP 100 IN EUROPE, WHO HOLDS EMERGENCY MEE...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The World Health Organization (WHO) held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a...
PAKISTAN BANS IMPORTS OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL LUXURY GOODS -...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on Th...
RANIL TO HOLD PEACE TALKS WITH GGG
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought a truce with the demonstrators at Gota Go Gama (GGG).
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando s...
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