President Rajapakse has warned state officials not to make any unauthorised media statements about COVID-19, fearing it could provoke opposition against the government’s criminal response.
Bangladesh's relations with China would be "substantially damaged" if the country joins the "Quad", a US-led security initiative that includes mutual neighbour India, declares Li Jiming, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh.
WhatsApp is said to have filed a legal complaint in the Delhi High Court against the government, seeking to block regulations coming into force that experts say would compel the Facebook unit to break privacy protections.