The US and New Zealand has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. 

PM Sheikh Hasina has called for recommitting India-Bangladesh towards further strengthening the long-standing dynamic partnership.

UK has  tightened travel restrictions. All travellers arriving in England will need to take a Covid-19 test before they board their flight.

In Australia, Five people in Sydney have contracted the omicron variant of the coronavirus locally, N S Wales health authorities confirmed.

A Myanmar court jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules.

US and EU have expressed concern over China's growing military aggression in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.