Singapore on Oct 22 blocked access to 10 websites linked to foreign actors which the government said could be used to mount “hostile” disinformation campaigns against the city-state.
DHAKA: Bangladesh 's former expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister Imran Ahmed has been arrested over allegations of labour exploitation.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Imran at the capital's Banani on Monday , Obaydur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner of the DMP, told The Daily Star."We may be able to disclose later which cases led to his arrest." After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on Aug 5, at least 1,695 cases were filed, mostly on murder charges, accusing cabinet members, ministers, lawmakers, and police officers.
At least 75"high-profile" individuals having ties with the previous government have been arrested so far in those cases, according to sources at the Police Headquarters. - Daily Star/ANNAsian markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed; US vote in focusRM183.
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