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Bangladesh: 11 more death, 1034 new Covid infections in last 24 hours

Dhaka/UNI:  Bangladesh registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 1,034 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 15,691.

Four explosions rock Kabul city, no casualty

Kabul/IBNS: At least four explosions rocked Kabul city on Monday but no casualty has been reported so far.

Nepalis slam China on state-run CGTN's tweet showing Mt. Everest on their side

Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Netizens recently came down heavily on China after its state-run media agency China Global Television Network (CGTN) posted a tweet where it claimed that the Mount Everest is on its side.

Afghan forces kill senior Taliban Spy in Laghman province

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Afghan security forces have killed one of the Taliban's regional intelligence officers in the eastern province of Laghman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, the provincial governor's spokesman, said on Sunday.

COVID-19 outbreak: 26 people, including Chinese nationals, arrive in Dhaka from China

Dhaka/IBNS:  A group of 26 people, which included both Bangladeshi and Chinese nationals, have arrived in Dhaka from China's Xianju province, media reports said on Sunday.

Breaking COVID-19 lockdown norms, Chinese nationals clash with police in Kathmandu

Kathmandu/IBNS: Breaking all COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing norms, 33 Chinese nationals clashed with the police in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu recently, leaving six people hurt.

Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions for businesses in some parts

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has eased the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread by allowing some of the businesses to reopen in different parts of the country like Dhaka and Chattogram, an official said on Sunday.

Singapore confirms 876 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 23,000 - Health Ministry

Moscow/Sputnik:  The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 876 to 23,336 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Pakistani intellectuals fear Imran Khan's call for educational reform is reaction to Aurat March

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's announcement on bringing education reform in his nation specially reacting to the 'Aurat March', which began annually since 2018, has raised doubts in the minds of a certain sections of people.

Afghanistan: Khost Police Chief killed in roadside bomb explosion

Khost/IBNS: A roadside bomb blast on Friday left police chief of South-eastern Khost province of Afghanistan killed, media reports said.

Roadside bomb kills 6 Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan: Pakistan army

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani army said late Friday that a military officer and five soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southwestern Balochistan province during a routine patrolling near the Iranian border.

Afghanistan's Khost police chief killed in roadside bomb explosion - local authorities

Kabul/Sputnik: General Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the police chief of the Afghan Khost city, which is the capital of the eastern province of the same name, was killed overnight in a roadside bomb explosion in the Zinikhilo area, the Khost police headquarters said on Friday.

The Resistance Front - Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba's shadow terror outfit now launched in Kashmir: Reports

Srinagar/IBNS: An intelligence report submitted to national security planners in New Delhi has claimed that a new terror group-The Resistance Front-has taken responsibility for major terror attacks and firefights in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few weeks, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Three people die in septic tank explosion

Dhaka/UNI: Three people including two brothers were killed in a septic tank explosion at Bandar upazila in Narayanganj district on Friday morning in Bangladesh.

Nepali MPs test for COVID-19 before budget session

Kathmandu/UNI: The Nepal Parliament has collected swabs samples of lawmakers and its employees as a precaution against COVID-19 ahead of a budget session to begin on Friday.