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June 13, 2017 11:57 AM

B'desh: 10 passengers missing after trawler capsized in Buriganga river

In Bangladesh, 10 passengers are missing after a trawler capsized in the Buriganga river last night near Dhaka's Sadarghat area. Sources said the trawler carrying about 80-85 passengers sank due to rough weather when it was heading towards Jinjira ferry ghat. All passengers except these 10 mana...

June 13, 2017 11:56 AM

B'desh: 21 killed due to landslides caused by incessant rains

At least 21 people have been killed in hilly districts of south eastern Bangladesh due to landslides caused by incessant rains yesterday. <br/><br/>While 10 people died in Rangamati, 7 were killed in Bandarban and 4 in Chittagong. The deceased include women and children. <br/><b...

June 13, 2017 11:36 AM

Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, establishes relations with China

Panama has cut long-standing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established relations with China. In a statement, the Panamanian government said, it is breaking its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and pledges to end all relations or official contact with Taiwan.<br/><br/>t said, the government...

June 13, 2017 8:25 AM

US appeals court upholds lower court's decision to block Trump's travel ban

A US appeals court yesterday upheld a lower court decision to block President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six Muslim majority nations. The three judge bench of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit kept in place a lower court injunction on the ban. Th...

June 13, 2017 7:58 AM

Govt soon to release list of persons who surrendered to army

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that his government will soon release a list of persons who surrendered to the army in last few months of LTTE war. <br/><br/>Interacting with families of missing persons in Tamil-majority northern province last evening, President said t...

June 13, 2017 7:41 AM

EU, Turkey to meet to put Turkey&apos;s bid to join EU

European Union and Turkish officials are scheduled to meet in Brussels today to try and put Turkey&apos;s decades-long bid to join the EU back on track. <br/><br/>Turkish-EU relations recently hit one of their lowest ebbs following a bitter war of words between Turkish President Recep Ta...

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