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Bangladesh central bank chief warns financial sector is in 'serious risk'

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has warned that the country's financial sector is in "serious risk", stressing the need for urgent measures to stabilise banks, control inflat... Read More


Sri Lanka launches first-ever livestock insurance scheme to protect leopards and farmers

COLOMBO, Aug. 20 -- A groundbreaking Livestock Insurance Scheme was launched on Tuesday (19) to mitigate human-wildlife conflict and protect the endangered Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya),... Read More


Second Teesta Bridge named Maulana Bhasani opens for Gaibandha, Kurigram traffic

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- The long-cherished dream of Gaibandha and Kurigram residents has come true with the opening of the second Teesta Bridge, officially named Maulana Bhasani Bridge. The bridge was inau... Read More


Al Qaeda-linked group says 21 soldiers killed in widescale attacks in Mali

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Al Qaeda-linked militants killed 21 soldiers during coordinated attacks in Mali on Tuesday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a US-based non-governmental organisation that tr... Read More


Police constable arrested in Chattogram with 10,000 yaba pills

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Police say they have arrested a constable with 10,000 yaba pills during a checkpoint search in Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila. The arrest took place on Wednesday morning in front of ... Read More


Israel is blocking Gaza ceasefire amid genocide and hostage crisis

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Tel Aviv - Israel is dragging its feet on a Hamas proposal for a 60-day truce in Gaza, even as the war has turned the enclave into a graveyard for thousands of Palestinians and l... Read More


PG Electroplast rises after tie-up with PAX India for POS device manufacturing

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Under the arrangement, PGEL will produce PAX-branded POS devices at its existing facilities, with production expected to begin by the end of this year. The agreement marks PGEL's en... Read More


My silence doesn't mean you can insult me: Dhanashree Verma breaks silence on divorce with Yuzvendra Chahal

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- For the first time since her divorce from Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, his ex-wife Dhanashree Verma has broken her silence. In a podcast conversation, she spoke openly about h... Read More


Private schools announce series of protests over Education Bill

Nepal, Aug. 20 -- The Private and Residential Schools' Organization Nepal (PABSON) and the National Private and Residential Schools' Association Nepal (NPABSON) have announced a series of protest prog... Read More


Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets PM Modi in Delhi ahead of SCO Summit

India, Aug. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday amid an effort to improve India-China relations. Wang Yi handed over the i... Read More