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PM seeks Japan’s support in repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought Japanese support for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, their homeland, as the forcibly displaced people have become a burden on

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Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the

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At least 17 killed in south Iran floods: state media

Shawdesh Desk: Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 17 people and left six others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday.

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Global warming poses serious extinction threat to mankind requiring immediate measures

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh like many other parts of the world are worst affected by global warming with capital Dhaka being filled with internally migrated people. Experts say the children born

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Rajapaksa ally named PM in Sri Lanka as protest site cleared

Shawdesh Desk: An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka’s prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by

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Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal with UN, Turkey

Shawdesh Desk; Russia and Ukraine on Friday signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face

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Six-time PM Wickremesinghe sworn in Sri Lankan president

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, his office said. Wickremesinghe, 73, who was elected by

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US to send more rocket systems to Ukraine, Moscow signals wider war aims

Shawdesh Desk: The United States on Wednesday promised to send more precision rocket systems to Kyiv, soon after Moscow signaled it was aiming to seize more Ukrainian territory beyond the

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