Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, to oppose the military’s seizure of power from the country’s civilian-run government this week. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: tens of thousands protest against coup despite internet blackout
Demonstrators in standoff with police amid demands for release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Blocks Internet Access as Coup Protests Expand
Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian ... ( read original story ...)
Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal
Iran's foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance if U.S. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam expects to receive first COVID vaccines before end of March
Vietnam is expected to get access to the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX sharing scheme within the first quarter, its government said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to access its first COVAX coronavirus vaccines in Q1
Vietnam is expected to get access to the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines within the first quarter under the COVAX coronavirus vaccine sharing scheme, its government said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Army chief to return to Bangladesh February 12
Chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed is set to return from his official visit to the US on 12. The army chief left for the US at the invitation of his American counterpart on January 29, ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh inch closer to victory vs Windies after Mominul ton
Bangladesh inched closer to victory on the fourth day of the first Test against the West Indies on Saturday. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three wickets as the visitors ended the day on 110/3, chasing a ... ( read original story ...)
BAN vs WI 1st Test: Skipper Mominul Haque hits 10th Test ton as Bangladesh close in on victory
Mominul’s 115 — reaching the 3,000 runs milestone in the process — helped Bangladesh set a fearsome 395 runs target for West Indies. ( read original story ...)
World Bank Helps Bangladesh Expand Electronic Public Procurement
The World Bank today approved $40 million to help Bangladesh increase the coverage of electronic government procurement (e-GP) with new features to respond to the COVID 19 challenges. ( read original story ...)