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Oil prices down amid Russia agreeing US proposal on halting attacks on Ukraine

India, March 19 -- Oil prices inched down today after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal to temporarily halt attacks on energy and infrastructure targets i... Read More


Major Asian stocks display mixed trends

India, March 19 -- Major Asian stocks displayed mixed trends today. South Korea's Kospi rose over half percent up, Singapore's Strait Times index added over 0.3 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended... Read More


US markets down after two consecutive winning sessions

India, March 19 -- US stocks fell yesterday to snap a two-day winning streak as investors exercised caution ahead of a monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve while gauging the potential imp... Read More


Govt approves incentive scheme for promotion of low-value BHIM-UPI transactions

India, March 19 -- Sudhir Kumar / New Delhi The government today approved an incentive scheme for the promotion of low-value BHIM-UPI transactions. The scheme will be implemented at an estimated outl... Read More


Tarique vows to safeguard democracy, secular character of BD

Dhaka, March 19 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman warned on Wednesday that extremists and fascists could once again threaten democracy in Bangladesh. He assured that his party, alongside other dem... Read More


Nahid seeks political unity to end 'Mujibbadi' politics in BD

Dhaka, March 19 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday urged political parties to reach a consensus to ensure that "Mujibbadi" politics has no place in the future elections ... Read More


Chhatra Dal distributes Iftar to 500 people in Savar

Dhaka, March 19 -- Dhaka District North Chhatra Dal President Mohammad Tamiz Uddin and General Secretary Mahfuz Iqbal under the direction of Chhatra Dal have distributed Iftar among 500 helpless peopl... Read More


Al Shabaab Militants Bombs President's Convoy

Kenya, March 19 -- Militants from Al Shabaab aimed at Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade while it was travelling through the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday. Th... Read More


University student face trial over fake funeral post on Ruto

Kenya, March 19 -- A university student named David Oaga Mokaya will go to trial because he is accused of sharing false information and posting a misleading picture of a funeral procession. The court... Read More


Meningitis Kills 56 in Kebbi

Nigeria, March 19 -- An outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Kebbi State has led to the deaths of 56 people across three Local Government Areas. The state government confirmed the situation, stati... Read More