Nepal PM Oli’s floor test in Parliament on Monday
Kathmandu, May 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is set to face a floor test in Parliament on Monday on his proposal to seek a vote of confidence that has divided the country’s…
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4 Al Qaeda-linked militants planning to attack BGB base held
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit detained four members of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam, linked with Al Qaeda, in a raid in…
India’s Covid situation nothing short of heartbreaking: Kamala Harris
Washington, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an address to the Indian diaspora in the US, Vice President Kamala Harris lamented over the deteriorating Covidd-19 situation India, saying it was “nothing short of heartbreaking”. “Generations of my…
B’desh deploys BGB to stop rush at ferry terminals
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government in Dhaka have decided to deploy Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at ferry terminals on Paturia-Daulatdia, Shimulia-Banglabazar routes in Manikganj and Munshiganj districts from Sunday night to…
Nepal seeks int’l support to fight against Covid
Kathmandu, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal has sought international support and cooperation in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as the number of infections were skyrocketing in the Himalayan following the devastating resurgence in India. According…
‘Hefazat’s anarchy in the name of religion only to gain political advantage’
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the anarchy advocated by the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit “in the name of religion is only to gain political advantage”….
Top Hefazat militant arrested in B’desh
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police in Bangladesh said on Friday that it has arrested Gaji Yaqub Osmani, Hefazat-e-Islam’s central assistant publicity secretary, for his involvement in the violent carnage carried out by…
Switzerland sends 600 oxygen concentrators, 50 respirators to India
Geneva, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Switzerland has sent a cargo aircraft carrying medical equipment, including 600 oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators, to help alleviate supply shortages in India amid the country’s devastative second wave of the…
US defence officials stress strategic partnership to help India
By Arul Louis New York, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) US defence officials have emphasised the strategic partnership with India in helping it in the time of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. “The US Defence Department will continue…
US-based foundation to ship oxygen concentrators to India
Washington, May 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian-American Sehgal Foundation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it will ship 200 oxygen concentrators to seven Indian states on Thursday. “Working in close coordination with local partners and…
Attacks against Asians rise in US: Panel
By Anwesha Bhaumik Kolkata, May 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Attacks against people of Asian descent aren’t new in the history of the US, but recent spike in anti-Asian incidents post-Covid, panelists at a recent online seminar organised…
‘Jamaat-Hefazat leaders determined to create Taliban state in B’desh’
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan police, Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday said that the Hefazat militants have confessed to creating a Taliban state in Bangladesh, as similar to Afghanistan….
Hefazat leaders siphoned off donations for violence: B’desh Police
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Top Hefazat-e-Islam leaders misappropriated the donations, including from abroad, meant for madrasas and orphanages for their violent activities, and a probe is on to identify the sources and…
Indian-American bodies mobilise resources for Covid relief in India
Washington, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several Indian-American organisations have mobilised resources and raised millions for Covid-19 relief in India, which is currently battling a deadly second wave of the pandemic, according to a media report. On…
Jaishankar, Blinken discuss increasing Covid vax production capacity
By Arul Louis New York, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have discussed increasing Covid-19 vaccine production capacity during their meeting in London. After their…
Khaleda Zia shifted to CCU after breathing issues
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was admitted to the coronary care unit of a private hospital in Dhaka on Monday afternoon, as…
B’desh speedboat collision kills 27
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 27 people were killed, while five others were rescued following a head-on collision between an overcrowded speedboat and a sand-laden bulk carrier in Bangladesh’s Padma River…
Indian-American businessman pledges $10mn for oxygen to India
Washington, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vinod Khosla, Indian-American technology guru and entrepreneur, has pledged $10 million towards providing oxygen supplies to India amid the worsening second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Taking to…
Covid vaccines will be procured at any cost: Hasina
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Covid-19 vaccines will be procured by her government at any cost to fight the second wave of pandemic in the…
‘Hefazat militants used gunpowder, firearms during violence in March’
By Sumi Khan Dhaka, May 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gunpowder, firearms and various combustible materials were used by the Hefazat-e-Islam militants that carried out violence in Bangladesh’s Brahmanbaria from March 26 to March 29 centering on the…