Bangladesh Chief Advisor Yunus dials PM Modi, assures protection of Hindus in country

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in what was the first interaction between the two leaders following the resignation of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5. “Received a telephone call from Professor Muhammad Yunus. Exchanged views […]

Bangladesh sees highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases, extends shutdown to April 11

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Saturday extended the nationwide transport shutdown till April 11 as the country recorded its biggest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases with nine new positive tests, taking the country’s total to 70. The country reported two more deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of fatalities to eight, according to data […]