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The Chinese plant operator said it had shut down one reactor after "lengthy" talks with technical staff. Photo/Getty Images via BBC
World+Biz

Amid fears of leak, China nuclear plant operator says reactor shut down for ‘maintenance’

"After lengthy conversations between French and Chinese technical personnel, Taishan Nuclear Power Plant ... decided to shut down Unit 1 for maintenance"

Photo- Joynal Abedin Shishir
Bangladesh

Commuters suffer as lockdown sends buses off roads

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain. Photo:BSS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Shutdown may be announced any time: State minister

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is evacuated from a hospital after it caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Coronavirus chronicle

India's Covid-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount

FILE PHOTO: Iranians wearing protective face masks against the coronavirus walk in a crowded area of the capital Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic

Shut down all illegal brick kilns in Chattogram: Appellate Division
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Shut down all illegal brick kilns in Chattogram: Appellate Division

FILE PHOTO: A security guard walks past the logo of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inside its building in Mumbai, India, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
World+Biz

India's NSE defends communication over exchange shutdown

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

No decision to shut down sugar mills: Industries Minister

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

UK to suspend all travel corridors from Monday

Politics overhangs US Christmas as government shutdown nears, Covid aid uncertain
Coronavirus chronicle

Politics overhangs US Christmas as government shutdown nears, Covid aid uncertain

Since he lost the presidential election, Trump has been issuing and finalizing a host of rule changes in areas ranging from energy, healthcare to immigration in a bid to bolster key areas of his agenda prior to his departure from the White House in January Photo: BSS/AFP
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US faces risk of government shutdown as Trump balks at Covid-19 relief deal

Swiss impose 7 pm shutdown on most shops, restaurants to tackle Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

Swiss impose 7 pm shutdown on most shops, restaurants to tackle Covid-19

Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen. Photo: Collected.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Govt mulls halting international flights if Covid cases spike abroad further