Chhabed Sathee, New York Correspondent: Maulana Jobayer Ahmed, a former imam and madrasa teacher at Bayt ul Mamur Mosque in Manchester, has left the US state of Connecticut after being insulted by the treasurer of the mosque committee. Tarek Ambia, treasurer of the Bayt ul Mamur Mosque Committee, was assaulted Imam Jobayer Ahmed on October 12 last year (2019) while performing his professional duties…

China has registered 22 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 21, according to the health commission on Saturday. All 22 new infections were imported cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, marking the sixth straight day with no new locally transmitted infections, reports The Statesman. As of Friday, mainland China had 84,939 confirmed coronavirus cases,…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Spanish flu of 1918 took two years to overcome. But he added that current advances in technology could enable the world to halt the virus "in a shorter time". "Of course with more connectiveness, the…

Five infiltrators were shot dead by the Border Security Force in an encounter along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab early this morning. The infiltrators were trying to enter the Indian side through the Khemkaran border area in Tarn Taran district when they were spotted by the BSF patrol team, officials said. "Upon being challenged to stop, the intruders fired upon the troops who retaliated in self…

With India reporting 69,878 cases and 945 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country rose to 29,75,702 and the death toll reached 55,794 on Saturday. Currently, India has 6,97,330 active cases while 22,22,578 people have been treated and discharged. The recovery rate has soared past 74.69 per cent and the case fatality rate has also dropped further to 1.87…

Chhabed Sathee, New York Correspondent : Boston Police have finally arrested the man who shot a Bangladeshi shopkeeper in the head during a robbery in the city's Roxbury (Massachusetts, USA) neighborhood last month. Boston police arrested Stephon Samuel, 25, on Friday, local time, three weeks after the ongoing movement of expatriate Bangladeshis in Boston. Arrested Stephon  was charged with…

The Union Home Ministry of India has ordered the immediate withdrawal of 100 companies or around 10,000 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel from Jammu and Kashmir. A senior government official said that the Home Ministry reviewed the deployment of CAPFs and it was decided to withdraw 40 companies of Central Reserve Police Force, 20 companies each of Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal…

A full list of countries for which quarantine will not apply to people arriving back in England has been published. Countries including Greece, Spain, France and Belgium are on the list, which comes into effect from 10 July. But countries such as China, US, Sweden and Portugal are not, meaning arrivals from those have to isolate for 14 days. Scotland and Wales are yet to decide whether to ease travel…

An earthquake shook some buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir state in India on Friday, witnesses said. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centred in mountainous Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, at a depth of 210 km (130 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said, Reuters reports. Officials in Kabul said they were assessing damage in areas around the sparsely populated epicentre. In Pakistan, tremors…

Hosting a summit of Muslim leaders, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad bemoaned the state of Islam and defended the meeting that has been shunned by Saudi Arabia and criticised for undermining the bigger Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Divisions in the Muslim world were self-evident as only about 20 countries sent leaders, or delegations to the Kuala Lumpur summit, though all 57 members…

SINGAPORE - Extra Space Asia, a pioneer in the self-storage industry in Asia, celebrated a milestone by opening its 10th facility in Singapore this week. The new facility is strategically located at Toa Payoh, and is easily accessible via public transport. Extra Space Toa Payoh spans over 50,000sqft with 6 floors, and has a variety of storage types available for personal, business and even wine storage.…

An enraged US President Donald Trump said he was being subjected to an “attempted coup” and a witch trial as Democrats set a historic impeachment vote for Wednesday. In an extraordinarily angry six-page letter, Trump on Tuesday told Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the Democratic-led House of Representatives, that “history will judge you harshly.” Referring to a famous miscarriage…

SINGAPORE - Enterprise Asia announced the winners of the International Innovation Awards 2019 in Singapore. Thirty-five products, services and organizations are named as award winners from over 160 submissions. "There are not conventional 'innovations'. When we set out to identify winners of the International Innovation Awards, our goal is to present a broad spectrum of innovations…