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Nairobi County wants Naivas Supermarket closed for selling expired items

Kenya, May 14 -- The Nairobi County Health Committee has ordered all Naivas Supermarket stores in the city to close immediately. This decision comes after reports that these stores were selling expire... Read More


Northern Command Chief briefs LG Sinha on security scenario

Srinagar, May 14 -- The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma on Wednesday briefed J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on latest developments... Read More


Anita Anand is Canada's new Foreign Minister

Ottawa/New Delhi, May 14 -- Former Indo-Canadian Minister, Anita Anand has been named Canada's new Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Prime Minister Mike Carney's government. She replaces Melanie Joly, w... Read More


CM Omar visits shelling affected areas, promises help to rebuild houses

SRINAGAR, May 14 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday assured every possible help to rebuild homes of people affected by Pakistani shelling near the Line of Control and said ... Read More


Magura child rape case verdict on May 17

Dhaka, May 14 -- A Magura court set May 17 for delivering the verdict in the case over the rape and murder of the 8-year-old child. Judge M Zahid Hasan of the Magura Women and Children Repression Pre... Read More


HC commutes punishment

Dhaka, May 14 -- In the much-discussed case of the 2001 bomb attack during the Bengali New Year celebrations at Ramna Batamul, the High Court (HC) on Tuesday commuted the death penalties of Maulana Ta... Read More


UK HC hears legal challenge over British govt's role in arming Israel

Dhaka, May 14 -- In a High Court hearing starting Tuesday, the U.K. government will defend its decision to continue supplying parts for F-35 fighter jets that may be used by Israel in Gaza, The legal... Read More


Wrongly jailed for 38 yrs, wins justice finally

Dhaka, May 14 -- A 68-year-old man who has spent 38 years in jail has had his murder conviction quashed at the court of appeal in what is thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in Br... Read More


IMF okays $1.3b for BD after reform talks

Dhaka, May 14 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to disburse the next two instalments of its $4.7 billion loan programme to Bangladesh, totalling $1.3 billion, following a breakthroug... Read More


Investment not political collateral

Dhaka, May 14 -- Investment and employment must not become casualties in political disputes, the head of Bangladesh's principal investment authority said on Monday, as representatives from 17 politica... Read More