Serious allegations of malfeasance and money laundering surrounding the growing import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Bangladesh. commotion has started over the import of LPG in two Iranian ships which have
Rohingya refugees living in squalid conditions in Bangladesh are demanding to go home to Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations to demand repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled
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Verbal instructions given to officials who take part in TV debates to be ‘extremely cautious’ on religious matters, reports say. Leaders of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party have instructed officials to be
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India is in the midst of a diplomatic nightmare over controversial comments made by a senior official from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad. Nupur Sharma’s remarks, made
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At least 49 killed and over 300 injured after fire and explosions hit the container depot near the port city of Chittagong. At least 49 people have been killed and more than
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The UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year was a “disaster” and a “betrayal” that will damage the nation’s interests for years, an inquiry by MPs has found. The Foreign Affairs Committee said
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Bangladesh will observe state mourning tomorrow (May 14, 2022) on the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. National flags at all government, semi-government, autonomous, educational institutions, public and private
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Security forces are deployed across Sri Lanka with orders to shoot looters on sight amid continuing protests at the government’s handling of a devastating economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has vowed to
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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government’s handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after violent
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More than 4.7 million people in India – nearly 10 times higher than official records suggest – are thought to have died because of Covid-19, according to a new World Health Organization
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Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is a classic example of what populist policies, corruption and mismanagement can lead a country to, which is a lesson for South Asian countries that lack good governance
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