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Shakir Husain

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  • 1 week ago | bernama.com | Shakir Husain

    By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 30 (Bernama) -- Japan will offer US$1 billion to Bangladesh in budgetary support and to upgrade a key railway line. The financial package was agreed during Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus’s visit to Tokyo, where he held talks on bilateral and regional issues with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday. “Of the total, Japan will provide US$418 million as a Development Policy Loan for Bangladesh's economic reforms and climate resilience.

  • 1 week ago | bernama.com | Shakir Husain

    By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 29 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian fintech firm has partnered with an Algerian conglomerate to launch a digital payment platform in Algeria, marking a major stride in advancing Malaysia-Algeria fintech collaboration. Malaysia's BerryPay and Algeria's DIGITEC, a subsidiary of ABD Invest Group, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a payment solutions platform tailored to Algerian needs.

  • 1 week ago | bernama.com | Shakir Husain

    By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 25 (Bernama) -- A Liberia-flagged container ship has capsized off India's southern coast. The MSC ELSA 3 vessel arrived at Vizhinjam Port in Kerala state on May 21 and departed on May 23. The 184-metre-long ship capsized in the Arabian Sea en route to Kochi Port.

  • 2 weeks ago | bernama.com | Shakir Husain

    By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 21 (Bernama) -- Algeria has emerged as an attractive market for Malaysian palm oil due to its vibrant and growing food industry, Malaysia's ambassador to Algeria said. Malaysian palm oil exports to Algeria grew almost 82 per cent to reach about 79,000 tonnes in 2024. Despite palm oil's share not being large in Algeria's annual cooking oil imports of 980,000 tonnes, future demand is likely to be fuelled by the country's expanding processed food industry.

  • 3 weeks ago | bernama.com | Shakir Husain

    By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, May 10 (Bernama) -- India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire after heavy military clashes in the past few days. United States President Donald Trump revealed that the two countries agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" following US-led efforts to end their hostilities.

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21 May 25

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Shakir Husain @shakirhusain
15 May 25

Very thoughtful. Now mass shootings can happen without noise pollution.

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Shakir Husain @shakirhusain
15 May 25

RT @propublica: New: Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after th…