Around 10,000 people have rallied in the capital of Bangladesh to protest against the French president and his staunch support of laws that deem caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh holds massive protest against French cartoons
Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation's capital on Tuesday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricatures depicting the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: In Bangladesh, It’s Now ‘No Mask, No Service’
Bangladesh’s government on Monday declared “No Mask, No Service,” as COVID-19 infections in the country topped 400,000. The government instructed all public and private offices to decline banking, ... ( read original story ...)
Gas-starved Bangladesh, one of the fastest growing LNG markets in Asia
The most recent addition is Bangladesh. A new-comer to the LNG market, Bangladesh added 7.5mtpa in import capacity between August 2018 and April 2019. It rose fast to become the second biggest growth ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 401,586, death toll reaches 5,838
(Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 1,335 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 401,586 and death toll at 5,838, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands stage anti-France rally in Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday calling for a boycott of French products and burning an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron after he defended cartoons ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-France protests spread to Bangladesh
Thousands of protesters have marched in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka - in the biggest anti-French demonstration since France's President Macron defended the use of cartoons depicting the Muslim Prophet ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan says it is committed to fighting money laundering
An international group set up to curb illicit money flows last week kept Pakistan on a watch list of suspect countries. ( read original story ...)
8 students killed, 136 wounded after bombing at Islamic seminary in Pakistan
The bombing happened as a prominent religious scholar during a special class was delivering a lecture about the teachings of Islam. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Seminary Blast Kills 8, Injures 130
A powerful bomb blast inside an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday, killed at least eight people and injured more than 130 others. Police officials say an improvised explosive ... ( read original story ...)