Tue 30 March 2021: The Nizamuddin Markaz building of Tablighi Jamaat hosted a small gathering of 50 people on the eve of Shab-e-Barat on Sunday. This was the first time since March 28 last year that a gathering has been allowed inside the premises. A policeman guarded the gate of the building and checked the […]
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Tue 30 March 2021: The Bangladeshi Bhasan Char island camp that houses over 13,000 Rohingya refugees is in need of urgent financial aid to maintain humanitarian services in the upcoming cyclone season, an independent investigation by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) revealed on […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: The United States is suspending all trade engagement with Myanmar after the recent military coup in that country and subsequent violence against civilians there, the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said in a statement on Monday. The office’s statement indicated that the suspension will stay in place “until the return of a democratically elected government.” […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: At least two protesters were killed and scores injured in fresh violence as Bangladesh’s hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam observed a nationwide strike on Sunday protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country. A total of 12 people have been killed in three days of unrest. The […]
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Mon 29 March 2021: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the Myanmar security forces’ response to the Saturday anti-government protests that reportedly left dozens of people dead. I am following the worrying events in Myanmar. The escalation of violence with more than 100 civilian killings perpetrated by the military against its own people […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: India recorded 312 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, as of Sunday, which is the highest registered number since December 25, local media reported. According to The Hindustan Times, around 83 percent of all death cases in the past 24 hours were reported in six states that have also showed a trend […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Muslim majority Indonesia on Friday banned an annual exodus that sees millions travel across the vast nation to mark the end of Ramadan over fears of a surge in Covid-19 infections. Travellers pack into airports, train stations and ports across the nearly 5,000 kilometre (3,100 mile) long archipelago in a mass migration, known as Mudik, […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Following deadly clashes between protesters and police a day earlier, five more people were killed and dozens injured as demonstrations against the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi raged on in Bangladesh on Saturday. Modi reached Dhaka on Friday morning for a two-day visit to join celebrations marking 50 years […]
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Sun 28 March 2021: Fourteen people sustained injuries in the suicide attack outside a church in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing police. The blast broke out near the gate of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of the South Sulawesi province, during Sunday mass at 10:28 […]
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Sat 27 March 2021: In a tit-for-tat move, China announced sanctions on US and Canadian officials over the hot button issue of alleged human rights abuse of the Uyghur minority by Beijing. “The US and Canada imposed unilateral sanctions on relevant individuals and entities in Xinjiang on March 22 based on rumors and disinformation,” said […]
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