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Bangladesh police detain vocalist for singing Tagore and Nazrul Islam songs
Bangladeshi freelancer music video model and actor Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom was allegedly tortured mentally by the Dhaka police last week. In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP)…
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
Colombo: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs. “The United Nations is ready to support the…
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Man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci jailed for 37 months
Washington: A West Virginia man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci for his work as chief medical advisor to the US President during the Covid-19 pandemic has been sentenced to more than three…
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China-Taiwan crisis: Taipie accuses China of simulation attack
Taipei: In manoeuvres around Taiwan on Saturday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is performing “what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan’s main island”, according to the Defence…
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Pak: Oppn demands to know if airspace used for drone strike on Zawahiri
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the “question” was not about Pakistans soil being used in the US drone attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri, but its…
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US determined to de-escalate Taiwan Strait tensions: Blinken
Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday assured Philippine officials that Washington was determined to de-escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait to keep the region safe and ensure unimpeded access…
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Pak Army chief reaches out to UAE, Saudi Arabia for bailout package
Islamabad: Days after seeking US help in securing an early release of a crucial USD 1.7 billion instalment from the IMF to Pakistan, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has now reached…
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SL: Hard economic times would last another year: Wickremesinghe
Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka’s economic woes would last for another year and it will have to think outside the box and look at new sectors like logistics…
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World food prices decline after Ukraine grain exports resume: FAO
Rome: World food prices declined dramatically in July following the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A deal to allow grain shipments from Ukraine…
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Bangladesh hikes fuel prices to highest in history
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971. The Bangladeshi government on Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7…
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Japan marks 77th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War. A moment of silence was observed at…
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North Korea slams Pelosi’s visit to truce village
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday condemned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom. In a statement, Jo Yong-sam, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s press and information…
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Italy receives help from France, Germany in migrant crisis
Rome: Italy is receiving assistance from France and Germany in coping with the migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa, some two months after a European Union (EU) agreement on distributing migrants…
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Russian action jeopardising Ukrainian nuclear power plant
London: Action by Russian forces is likely jeopardising security and safety at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in south-eastern Ukraine, the UK’s Ministry of Defence reported on Friday based on information from…
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China warns Tibetans not to post birthday wishes for exiled Buddhist
New Delhi: China has ramped up restrictions ahead of the birthday of a pre-eminent Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, calling on local leaders in two Tibetan regions to prevent people from posting his…
