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Iran president vows “crushing response” to Ahvaz attack
currentnews.com.bd Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani vowed a “crushing response” to Saturday’s attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz near the Iraqi border that left at least More...
Death toll from capsized ferry in Lake Victoria rises to 207: public radio
currentnews.com.bd The death toll after a ferry capsized in Lake Victoria has risen to 207, public radio reported Saturday, citing Tanzania’s transport minister. The previous toll, given by a More...
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61: state media
currentnews.com.bd Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang died Friday at age 61 after a prolonged and serious illness, state media reported. He passed away from a “serious illness despite More...
At least 126 dead in Lake Victoria ferry disaster: Tanzanian minister
currentnews.com.bd At least 126 people died in Lake Victoria’s ferry disaster, Tanzania’s transport minister said Friday, as the search for survivors continued. “We are sad to report there More...
5.2ml Yemeni children face famine
Currentnews.com.bd Rising food prices and the falling value of the Yemeni currency as a result of the conflict are putting more families at risk of food insecurity in that country. A further one million children More...
Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak arrested
Currentnews.com.bd Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund and that he will face further More...
Instant Muslim divorce a punishable offence in India
Currentnews.com.bd India’s cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among Muslims, a procedure called “triple talaq”, a punishable offence, a government minister said on Wednesday, More...
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif freed from jail
Currentnews.com.bd A Pakistani court has suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law, and set them free on bail pending their appeal hearings. The Islamabad More...
Plane downed in Syria after ‘chain of tragic accidental circumstances’ : Putin
currentnews.com.bd Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a “chain of tragic accidental circumstances” led to the downing by Syria of a Russian warplane with 15 people on board. “It More...
China sets retaliatory tariffs on $60bn in US goods
currentnews.com.bd China Tuesday announced tariffs on US goods worth $60 billion in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision to slap duties on $200 billion in Chinese products next week. “If More...
