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HC asks parties to resolve dispute over release of Hansal Mehta’s Faraaz
New Delhi: Hearing a plea by the family members of the victims of a 2016 terrorist attack in Dhaka against the release of Hansal Mehta’s film which is said to be based…
- World
BNP-Jamaat procession in Dhaka, violence feared
Dhaka: Residents of Dhaka fear bloody clashes as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami staged a mass procession in the capital city on Friday. Activists of the ruling Awami League…
- World
Bangladesh plans to build 6 more metro rail lines in capital by 2030
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the country is to construct six more metro rail lines in the capital Dhaka by 2030. He added on Thursday that…
- World
Bangladesh doesn’t want foreign interference in internal affairs: FM
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that his country does not want any foreign interference in Dhaka’s internal affairs. “We’re a mature country. We’re a sovereign country. We are an…
- Sports
KL Rahul defends decision to not play third spinner
Dhaka: Stand-in skipper KL Rahul backed the team’s decision to not play Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test after India completed a 2-0 series victory in the series. Bangladesh were effectively 26/6…
- Sports
2nd Test, Day 2: Pant, Iyer slam fifties, leave India on the verge of taking lead
Dhaka: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer slammed counter-attacking fifties to put India on the verge of taking the lead at the end of the second session in the Dhaka Test against Bangladesh.…
- Sports
2nd Test : Jaydev Unadkat returns to Test cricket after 118 matches,
Dhaka: India left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat entered the cricket’s record books for the most number of Tests missed by an Indian cricketer. In between his debut in 2010 and now, he missed…
- World
Indian war veterans join Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka
Dhaka: Indian war veterans, participating in Victory Day celebrations, paid tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a…
- Business
B’desh asks banks to relax LC margin rate for essential food items
Dhaka: In the wake of soaring inflation, the central bank of Bangladesh has instructed all the commercial banks in the country to relax the opening margin rate for the settlement of Letters…
- World
Bangladesh accused of violent crackdown on free speech
Dhaka: Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, known as Kajol, said he was held in an underground cell for 53 days, where he alleges he was tortured, a media report said. “They’d asked…
- World
1 killed in BNP-police clash at Naya Paltan, BNP leaders held
Dhaka: A man was killed and nearly 100 people were injured reportedly during a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and the police at Naya Paltan area in capital city Dhaka…
- World
Bangladesh needs up to $12.5 bn for climate action: World Bank
Dhaka: Bangladesh will need at least $12.5 billion, approximately 3 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in the medium term for climate action, according to a World Bank report. Financing…
- Sports
India to tour Bangladesh in December this year
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday that Team India would tour their country in December this year. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the itinerary for India’s tour later…
- World
Power supply restored after Bangladesh national grid failure
Dhaka: Power supply was restored in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka after almost seven hours of blackout following a national power grid failure Tuesday afternoon. Shameem Hasan, a senior…
- World
Death toll from Bangladesh boat capsize reaches 61
Dhaka: The number of deaths due to a boat capsizes in Bangladesh’s Karatoya river increased to 61 on Tuesday, after 10 more bodies were recovered, a senior police official said. The official…