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Bangladesh seeks apology from Pakistan over 1971 atrocities
Dhaka: Bangladesh raised “historically unresolved issues” and sought a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the two countries held their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years here on…
- Middle East
Former Bangladeshi beauty queen accused of blackmailing Saudi diplomat
Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Thursday said that a former beauty queen has been detained for setting up a honey trap for a former Saudi ambassador in Dhaka in an attempt to extort…
- Middle East
Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
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India terminates transshipment facility for Bangladesh cargo
New Delhi: India has withdrawn the transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh for sending its export cargoes to other countries through Indian territory. A circular issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes…
- India
Waqf Amendment Act not to be implemented in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee…
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Bangladesh protests: Mobs vandalize KFC, Bata over Gaza conflict
Dhaka: Hundreds of people protesting in support of Palestine attacked business outlets, including those belonging to multinationals, in different parts of Bangladesh, prompting police to launch raids and arrest 56 people allegedly…
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Yunus raised Hasina’s extradition issue during meeting with Modi: Bangladesh adviser
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that interim government chief Muhammad Yunus had raised the issue of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India during a…
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BIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi, Yunus meet amid strained ties
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of Bangladeshi interim government, on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. This marks…
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Over 1L members of Hasina’s Awami League fled to India, says Reports
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday claimed that more than one lakh members of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League have fled to India, according to media…
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China, Bangladesh sign nine agreements after key meeting between Xi, Yunus
Beijing: China and Bangladesh on Friday signed nine agreements after Muhammad Yunus’ meeting with President Xi Jinping during which the Bangladesh Chief Adviser highlighted student protests that led to regime change in…
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Bangladesh witnesses fresh unease involving army amid political unrest
New Delhi: Army troops in Bangladesh on Saturday intensified their patrols on the streets of Dhaka as the country witnessed rising tensions with the newly formed student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) accusing…
- India
Two Bangladeshi nationals arrested, pushed back: CM Sarma
Guwahati: At least two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested and pushed back by security personnel along the international border in Assam’s Sribhumi district for infiltration, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.…
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Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus to visit China, will meet President Xi
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is set to visit China later this month during which he will meet President Xi Jinping, the interim government said on Sunday, in a move expected…
- India
With Chhetri returning from retirement, India aim to beat Maldives, Bangladesh
Shillong: It is easier said than done but senior defender Sandesh Jhingan on Saturday said that the Indian football team’s target is to beat Maldives and Bangladesh without conceding any goal in…
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Rohingya refugees brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding
Cox’s Bazar: Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a US decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction…