Large Fire Rips Through Bangladeshi Train Compartments
DHAKA, Jun 12 (NNN-BSS) – A large fire ripped through train compartments in Bangladesh’s Sylhet region, some 240 km north-east…
Bangladesh Appoints New Central Bank Governor
DHAKA, Jun 12 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government, yesterday, appointed Abdur Rouf Talukder, as the country’s new central bank governor.…
Protesters march in Geneva against WTO role in agriculture
GENEVA, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 500 people marched in Geneva Saturday slamming free trade’s role in a global food security…
Iran, Venezuela Sign 20-Year Partnership Agreement
TEHRAN, Jun 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, signed a 20-year partnership…
China Rebuts U.S. Defence Secretary’s Remarks On South China Sea, Taiwan
SINGAPORE, Jun 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – China strongly objected to remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, yesterday, at…
Malaysia hopes to be first to enact tobacco generational endgame
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia hopes to be the first country in the world to enact a tobacco generational…
Food insecurity necessitates security cooperation as well — Malaysian minister
SINGAPORE, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Food insecurity is one of the four common challenges that also necessitates security cooperation, says…
FPDA defence ministers reaffirm commitment to cooperation
By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The member states of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) today reaffirmed…
US top official, Thai DPM discuss ways to strengthen strategic partnership
By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet and Thai Deputy Prime…
India’s top Islamic body tells scholars to boycott toxic TV shows
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, June 11 (Bernama) — A leading Islamic body in India has asked Muslim scholars to…