Bangladesh: At least 25 killed in collision between two boats
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The collision was between a packed boat carrying at least 30 passengers and a vessel transporting sand in the Padma river.
At least 25 people were killed in a collision between two boats in central Bangladesh on Monday, police said.
“We have rescued five people and retrieved 25 bodies,” local police chief Miraz Hossain told AFP.
The collision was between a packed boat carrying at least 30 passengers and a vessel transporting sand in the Padma river near the town of Shibchar.
More people were reportedly missing while fire service officials and locals continued rescue operations, another policeman said.
UAE Covid: Pakistani expats shelve Eid travel plans on rising airfare
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The revised air travel plan will be effective from midnight on May 5 till midnight on May 20.
Pakistani residents in the UAE have shelved their Eid travel plans to home country as airfare shoot up following the country s decision to cut inbound international travel by 80 per cent from May 5 to May 20.
Talking to
Khaleej Times, overseas Pakistanis residing in Dubai, Sharjah and other emirates said air ticket prices surged almost 30 per cent in past few days as average one-way airfare to Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar climbed from Dh650-700 to Dh950-1,000 per passenger.
India: Former Kerala minister R Balakrishna Pillai passes away
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Pillai was the founder general secretary of the Kerala Congress (B).
Kerala Congress (B) chairman and former minister R Balakrishna Pillai passed away at a private hospital in his hometown Kottarakkara on Monday morning due to age-related ailments, his family said.
He was 86.
Born in a wealthy family in Kottarakkara, Pillai entered politics during his student days. He was a member of the Students Federation before joining the Congress.
He was a member of the AICC from 1958 to 1964.
Having been elected to the Assembly in 1960 from the Pathanapuram seat at the age of 25, Pillai quit the Congress in 1964 and formed the Kerala Congress (B) along with senior leader K M George.
Eid Al Fitr 2021: Full list of Covid restrictions in GCC countries
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Several countries have announced new regulations for the holiday due to Covid.
In accordance with the Covid situation they face, several GCC countries have issued decisive guidelines to maintain public health during Eid Al Fitr this year. Oman
The country on Sunday announced that it would be cancelling Eid prayers, Eid souqs and gatherings of any kind in public places including beaches and parks during the Eid Al Fitr holidays. This also includes a ban on family gatherings and any kind of mass celebrations during Eid.