Bangladesh reported 528 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Wednesday, making the tally at 533,444 and death toll at 8,072, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official ... ( read original story ...)
Egyptian entrepreneurs can work for Bangladesh’s infrastructure: envoy
Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Haytham Ghobhashy today said Bangladesh has to improve its infrastructure sector, where Egyptian entrepreneurs can play a vital role for the development “To attract ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect: Role in US Reporter’s Death in Pakistan Was ‘Minor’
A lawyer for the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl says the man accused in Pearl's 2002 killing admits to having a “minor" role in the journalist's death. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan rallies to reach 104-4 in 1st test vs South Africa
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan rallied through Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam to reach 104-4 at lunch on day two of the first cricket test against South Africa on Wednesday. South Africa lost two lbw ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan gets GI tag for Basmati rice
Pakistan has received GI (geographical indicator) tag for its Basmati rice, which will help its case against India in the European Union (EU), where India has applied for declaring Basmati as its ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok is laying off employees in India as the country doubles down on its ban
TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the country. ( read original story ...)
India’s Farmer Protests Explained
Thousands of protesters, many driving tractors, took to the streets of New Delhi on Tuesday. Who are they, and what do they want? ( read original story ...)
India protest: Farmers breach Delhi’s Red Fort in huge tractor rally
A rally against agriculture reforms in India turned violent on Tuesday, after protesting farmers broke through police barricades to storm Delhi's historic Red Fort complex. On foot and in tractors, ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok to shed hundreds of India workers after national security ban
TikTok has announced that it will lay off hundreds of workers in India, seven months after the Chinese-owned video app was banned from what was once its biggest international market on national ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Dr.Reddy’s ends study of COVID-19 drug Avigan in Kuwait
Indian drugmaker Dr.Reddy's Laboratories said on Wednesday it had terminated its clinical study of Fujifilm Holdings' COVID-19 treatment Avigan in patients with moderate to severe symptoms in Kuwait. ( read original story ...)