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DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Sunday (Aug 16) that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising.The countries have had a strained relationship since deadly anti-government protests brought down Hasina’s government and prompted her to escape to neighbouring India, where she remains.She faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly requested her extradition.Speaking to reporters on Sunday, foreign ministry official A.K.M. Shahidul Karim played down media speculation about a possible trip by Rahman to India next…
RESILIENCE DRILLSThe effort has included resilience drills testing how local officials would keep the government…
Crude prices tumbled more than 5 per cent Tuesday – and are down more than…
NARATHIWAT, Thailand: A Thai footballer was killed while 12 others – including a Malaysian player -…
MANILA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday (Aug 5), the…
SYDNEY: Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday (Aug 5) as robust earnings and renewed appetite…
NEW DELHI: India has moved a step closer to reintroducing merchant fees on transactions made…
SURABAYA: Indonesian authorities have arrested a second Malaysian in less than a week for allegedly…
SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man was arrested after over 10kg of drugs were found in his…
SEOUL: A group of eight South Korean students were detained Tuesday (Aug 4) for allegedly…
BEIJING: China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles…
But rolling out mobile networks across Guizhou’s rugged landscape has not been straightforward.”Transporting equipment, installing,…
Military experts expect it to call for further spending increases aimed primarily at deterring China…
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