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June 27, 2020 1:15 PM

169 Indians leave Dhaka on evacuation flight from Bangladesh

<span style="color: #222222;">A batch of 169 Indians left the Hazrat Shahjalal airport at Dhaka for Delhi around noon time on Saturday under the Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate stranded people from abroad.</span><br />'' <...

June 26, 2020 8:46 PM

Corona reproduction number falls to 1.05 in Bangladesh: DGHS

The Corona reproduction number called R-number has declined in Bangladesh to 1.05 from its earlier figure of 2. It indicates that on an average 100 Corona Positive persons are now infecting 105 persons in the country.<br />''<br />''This was announced ...

June 26, 2020 4:34 PM

Myanmar growth rate to slide to 0.5 percent in 2019-20: World Bank

Myanmar is forecasted to suffer a severe economic blow due to the ongoing Corona pandemic as its economy is projected to grow by just about 0.5 percent in the fiscal year 2019-20.<br />''<br />''According to the latest World Bank report released on Thu...

June 25, 2020 2:14 PM

Terror financing watchdog FATF decides to continue Pakistan in Grey List

In a setback for Pakistan, the global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan in the Grey List' for terror financing. The decision has been taken as Pakistan has failed to check flow of money to terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish...

June 25, 2020 2:05 PM

US says Pakistan remains safe haven for terror groups

The US has said that Pakistan remains a safe harbor for regionally focused terrorist groups. In its annual Country Reports on Terrorism, US State Department said Pakistan is one of the countries that figures in terrorist safe havens list. <br />''<br /&amp...

June 25, 2020 9:46 AM

IMF sharply lowers forecast for global growth this year

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year, saying the coronavirus pandemic is causing a much steeper recession and a slower recovery than initially expected. IMF predicts that the global economy will shrink 4.9 per cent this year, significantly wo...

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