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Maiden century by Varma gives India unbeatable series lead Bangladesh’s interim govt head for attracting more foreign investment in manufacturing sector 7 weak banks get Tk 6,585cr from 10 strong banks Professor Yunus to inaugurate waiting lounge at Dhaka airport HC declares immunity provision in quick rental act illegal BNP demands advanced treatment for July uprising victims Labour counsellor in Geneva called back over harassment of Asif Nazrul Ex-Dhaka-7 lawmaker Solaiman Salim arrested Hope for Rohingya rights and dignity SC stays HC order doubling Khaleda’s sentence in Zia Orphanage Trust Case

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Australia floods: Fire-hit Australia faces ‘dangerous’ downpours

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is braced for severe wet weather this weekend as downpours ease the bushfire crisis in the region, reports BBC. Severe weather warnings

Tencent lists 25 thousand deaths, 1.54 lakh infections from coronavirus

Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company Tencent has allegedly published “real” data on the novel coronavirus deaths, with briefly listing death toll as 24,589 — way too higher than over 500

Coronavirus global death toll soars to nearly 500

The health authority in Hubei province in China says that 65 people died of the coronavirus in the province on Tuesday, raising the Hubei death toll since the beginning of

Singapore announces first local coronavirus transmissions

Singapore on Tuesday announced the first local transmissions of the deadly coronavirus from China as a major aviation conference was scrapped due to the escalating health scare. The Ministry of

About 60 Pakistani Hindus Monday crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border carrying tourist visa as they felt unsafe in Pakistan and hoped that India will grant them citizenship, reports The Indian Express. Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Manjinder Singh Sirsa received four “Dalit Hindu Sikh families”. He said he will urge Centre to grant them Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The CAA envisages giving Indian nationality to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 due to religious persecution there. According to BSF officials, the number of Hindus from Pakistan using this border to come to India has increased significantly after the new citizenship law was notified. The Hindu and Sikh families mostly arrive on tourist visa to visit gurdwaras and temples or to meet their relatives in India. Most of those who crossed over to India on Monday belonged to Sindh and Karachi areas.

China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and deficiencies” in the country’s response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The rare admission came from the Politburo Standing Committee, which called for an