BANGLADESH REELS UNDER LONGEST HEAT WAVE IN 76 YEARS

Sun 28 April 2024: Bangladesh experienced its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no improvement for the rest of the month, according to meteorologists.  Md. Bazlur Rashid, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told Anadolu that heat waves swept across the entire country for 27 days straight until Saturday. […]

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US RETURNS 30 ANTIQUITIES LOOTED FROM CAMBODIA, INDONESIA

Sat 27  April 2024: Thirty antiquities that were stolen, sold, or illegally shifted by networks of American antiquities traders and traffickers have been returned to Cambodia and Indonesia, according to New York City prosecutors. Alvin Bragg, the district attorney for Manhattan, stated in a statement on Friday that the artifacts were worth at $3 million […]

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MALAYSIA TO SHARE ITS EXPERIENCES ON CYBER SECURITY WITH AFGHANISTAN

Fri 26  April 2024: The Taliban Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani has said in a meeting with a delegation from Malaysia in Kabul that Malaysia is an advanced country and that Afghanistan should use is experiences. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, Haqqani, in the meeting on Thursday, emphasized that […]

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DISAPPEARING MESSAGES: WHATSAPP SAYS WILL LEAVE INDIA IF FORCED TO BREAK ENCRYPTION

Fri 26  April 2024: The court was hearing WhatsApp’s 2021 petitions challenging a provision of the 2021 Information Technology Rules for social media intermediaries, requiring them to identify the first originator of information. New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp told the Delhi high court on Thursday (April 25) that it will effectively close operations in India and leave […]

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PAKISTAN CLASSIFIES IRAN-BACKED ZAINEBIYOUN BRIGADE AS TERRORIST GROUP

Tue 23 April 2024: Pakistan has officially classified the Iran-backed Shia militia, Zainebiyoun Brigade, as a terrorist organisation, amid the ongoing tensions with Iran and the group’s potential risk to national security. According to the American news outlet, The Media Line, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs released a public notification on 11 April which announced the […]

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TALIBAN SEEKS TO SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT IN GAMBIA

Tue 23 April 2024: Afghan interim deputy prime minister for administrative affairs highlights interim government’s desire to foster good relations with OIC member countries. The interim Taliban government has expressed its intention to send a representative to the 15th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Gambia. According […]

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AFTER SINGAPORE, FOUR INDIAN SPICE MIXES BANNED IN HONG KONG

  The packets of the spice brands that have come under the radar. Tue 23 April 2024: New Delhi: Indian spices are under the glare of international food regulators. Specifically, MDH Madras Curry Powder, Everest Fish Curry Masala, MDH Sambhar Masala Mixed Masala Powder and MDH Curry Powder Mixed Masala Powder. Hong Kong’s food regulatory authority […]

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PAKISTAN CLASSIFIES IRAN-BACKED ZAINEBIYOUN BRIGADE AS TERRORIST GROUP

Tue 23 April 2024: Pakistan has officially classified the Iran-backed Shia militia, Zainebiyoun Brigade, as a terrorist organisation, amid the ongoing tensions with Iran and the group’s potential risk to national security. According to the American news outlet, The Media Line, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs released a public notification on 11 April which announced the […]

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‘INFILTRATORS’: MODI ACCUSED OF ANTI-MUSLIM HATE SPEECH AMID INDIA ELECTION

Mon 22 April 2024: New Delhi, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing accusations of spreading hatred against Muslims after controversial comments on Sunday wherein he equated the community to “infiltrators” and peddled anti-Muslim tropes in the middle of the country’s general elections. Speaking at a crowded rally in the western state of Rajasthan, […]

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