Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon visits road repairing work in the city’s Newmarket area on Monday.

India lifts some internet restrictions in Kashmir

Reuters :India lifted some restrictions on internet access in Kashmir on Wednesday, including allowing access to social media websites for the first time since the restive Himalayan region was locked down and its autonomy revoked in August.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government withdrew the special rights of Jammu and Kashmir – then India’s only Muslim majority state – and split it into two federally administered territories last August, arguing the move was necessary to spur development.At the same time,...

6 Mar 2020, 12:00 am