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June 18, 2021 8:05 PM

Bangladesh enthusiastically preparing for International Yoga Day

<span style="color: black;">Bangladesh is enthusiastically preparing for the forthcoming International Yoga Day on June 21. Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, which has put restrictions on public gathering and movement, several organisations and individuals are organising...

June 18, 2021 2:14 PM

Iranians voting to elect president today

Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with four candidates in fray. Opinion polls suggest Ebrahim Raisi, who heads the judiciary, is the clear favourite. Former central bank governor Abdolnasser Hemmati is his main rival. <br />'' <br ...

June 18, 2021 11:18 AM

New Zealand PM receives first shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today, as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its population.<br />'' <br />''The Pacific island nation shut its borders and used tough ...

June 17, 2021 9:09 PM

Bangladesh records highest COVID death toll since May 3

<span style="color: black;">The COVID 19 situation in Bangladesh continued to be worrying as it reported the highest number of deaths in a single day since May 3. The country also reported 3840 new cases Thursday which is lower than the figure of 3956 cases reported o...

June 17, 2021 9:05 PM

Bangladesh improves 7 notches in Global Peace Index 2021

Bangladesh improved its position by 7 notches in the Global Peace Index 2021 compiled by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) based in Sydney, Australia. In its 15th edition ranking 163 countries according to their level of peacefulness, the Index placed Bangladesh at 91st position compared to...

June 17, 2021 8:22 PM

China sends astronauts to its new space station: Tiangong

China has successfully sent its first astronauts to the country's Tiangong space station onboard the Shenzhou-12 ' its first manned spacecraft since 2016. China's space agency said Shenzhou-12 spacecraft carrying three male astronauts onboard a Long March-2F rocket docked with Tianhe,...

June 17, 2021 12:19 PM

Kim Jong-un acknowledges 'tense' food situation in North Korea

<span style="color: #222222;">North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that the country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders,  Kim said the people's food situation is now getting tense. He said the agricul...

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