Category: South Asia

Taliban to build shelters for Afghan refugees returning home from Pak

Kabul, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands…

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Sitharaman inaugurates SBI branch in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee

New Delhi, November 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday inaugurated a State Bank of India (SBI) branch…

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As deadline ends, Pak begins nationwide crackdown against undocumented Afghans

Islamabad, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani authorities have rounded up hundreds of undocumented Afghan refugees as the deadline for them to…

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Bangladesh launches local currency card

Dhaka, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh on Wednesday launched a local currency card, Taka Pay, the first of its kind in…

11 months ago

Sri Lanka calls for bids to divest state-owned flag carrier

Colombo, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sri Lankan government has called for bids from interested parties for the divestiture of state-owned…

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Sri Lanka begins population and housing census

Colombo, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka on Wednesday launched its new population and housing census, which is an exercise done…

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Pakistan optimistic to get IMF approval on upcoming crucial first review

Islamabad, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will on Thursday sit across the table to conduct…

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India follows ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ approach with neighbouring nations too: PM Modi

New Delhi, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that relations between India and Bangladesh have reached…

11 months ago

Bangladesh: Four dead, over 500 arrested on first day of BNP’s nationwide blockade

Dhaka, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least four people died while more than 500 BNP-Jamaat men were arrested across Bangladesh on…

11 months ago

Dhaka bakery attack: Seven militants’ death sentences commuted to life, state to challenge verdict

Dhaka, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bangladesh High Court on Monday commuted the death sentences of seven militants to imprisonment until…

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‘Fake’ advisor to US President should be arrested immediately: B’desh Minister

Dhaka, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen on Sunday demanded immediate arrest of an alleged ‘fake’ advisor…

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ADB provides 106 mn for water management, agricultural productivity in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government on Sunday signed a loan agreement for…

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Bangladesh violence: Opposition leader Fakhrul detained

Dhaka, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP, has been detained by…

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BNP-Jamaat only believe in terrorism, militancy: Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hit out at Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat, saying that they…

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ADB approves $90mn loan to sustain water supply delivery, sanitation services in B’desh

Manila, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a $90 millio loan…

12 months ago

23 injured in Colombo building fire, 4 critical

Colombo, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 24 people were injured, including four said to be in critical condition, after a…

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Pakistan to hold general elections on time in January 2024: Poll body

Islamabad, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the crucial general elections in the country will be…

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Woman killed in fire in multi-storey Dhaka building, internet services affected

Dhaka, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman was killed and nine others injured as a fire broke out on the second-highest…

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UK to charter flights for Afghan refugees stranded in Pak: Report

London, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK government will charter flights for Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan who have been promised…

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Taliban declared that ‘attack on Pakistan is not jihad’: Afghan diplomat

Peshawar, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A top Afghan diplomat said on Wednesday that the Islamic Emirate -- or the Taliban administration…

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