Md Khayrul Bashar, Senior Reporter: Tensions between the Philippines and China have risen in recent months over disputed claims in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has visited the Philippines. He announced the extension of a security agreement with the country on Tuesday on the security issue of the Philippine […]
Read MoreA wooden boat carrying Rohingya has sunk off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province. About 50 Rohingya refugees are expected to die. There were about 150 passengers on the boat. The accident happened about 25 kilometers (16 miles) off the coast of Kuala Bubon Beach in the province on Wednesday. The boat was carrying dozens of Rohingya […]
Read MoreVietnamese President Vo Van Thung resigned after just one year in office. He is believed to have resigned due to links to a corruption scandal in his home province. In a statement after a meeting of the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, the country’s government said Thung had broken the party’s policy and tarnished its […]
Read MoreHong Kong has passed strict security laws. Authorities consider the law necessary for the stability of the country. But critics fear the new law will further erode civil liberties. Known as Article 23, the law is aimed at curbing external interference and insurgency, with life imprisonment as the maximum penalty for such offences. Less than […]
Read MoreNorth Korea has tested a new type of hypersonic missile capable of hitting the United States. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday, Kim Jong Un observed the missile launch test from the Sohai Satellite Launching Ground in the northern part of the country on Tuesday. The report claims that the new […]
Read MoreMd Khayrul Bashar, Senior Reporter: India’s Lok Sabha elections are going to be held three and a half months after Bangladesh’s national elections. All opinion polls in India before the polls say that there is no chance of a change in power in India’s elections like in Bangladesh. This is probably the reason why the […]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the central government to stay the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and Rules (CAA). The apex court has also given three weeks time to the central government sitting in New Delhi to respond to the notice. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Read MoreA South Korean chemical tanker has sunk off the west coast of Japan. Eight people died in this accident. Besides, two others are missing. On Wednesday (March 20), the tanker named Kyoyong San with 11 crew capsized near Matsure Island, 1,000 kilometers from Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Japan’s coastguard initially said it had rescued […]
Read MoreMyanmar, March 21: Imprisoned Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s home has been put up for auction. The starting price of his home, which was auctioned on Wednesday, was set at $90 million. But no one came to buy the house. According to a report in the British news agency Reuters on Wednesday, Suu Kyi’s […]
Read MoreIndonesia, March 21: Prabowo Subianto has been elected as the president of Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy. The Election Commission of the country officially announced this on Wednesday. Subianto received 58.6 percent of the vote. Former Jakarta governor Anis Baswedan got 24.9 percent and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pronovo got 16.5 percent. His […]
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