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June 9, 2021 2:12 PM

World Bank: Bangladesh to grow at 5.1 percent in the FY 2021-22

<span style="color: #222222;">The World Bank has predicted a GDP growth rate of 5.1 percent for Bangladesh in the financial year 2021-22 starting July this year. </span><br />''<br />''In its l...

June 9, 2021 12:25 PM

Protesting students hold school principal hostage in China

Thousands of protesting students held a school principal hostage over fears their degrees would be devalued, Chinese police said on Tuesday.<br />'' <br />''The protests were over a plan to merge a Nanjing college in Jiangsu province with ...

June 8, 2021 2:00 PM

Hundreds arrested in 18 countries in global crackdown on organised crime

US and Australian authorities hacked into an app used by criminals to read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of suspected organised crime figures in 18 countries. "Operation Ironside" by Australian police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigati...

June 7, 2021 2:50 PM

Heavy rains killed 17 people in Sri Lanka

<span style="color: #222222;">Heavy rains lashed Sri Lanka, triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 17 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes. According to officials, after days of rain, rivers on the island nation's southern and ...

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