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Assam: 20 ‘illegal immigrants’ pushed back to Bangladesh, says CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, April 26, said 20 foreign nationals were apprehended in the state and pushed back to Bangladesh. “Rude people don’t understand soft language… We…
- India
SC gives Centre final chance to clarify its stance on Bangladesh deportation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, granted the last opportunity to the Centre to apprise about its stand on a plea seeking to bring back some people who were…
- World
Boat carrying 250 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis sinks in Andaman Sea
At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations’ refugee…
- World
Bangladesh’s influential former army general arrested
Dhaka: An influential former military general who played a key role in 2007 in installing an army-backed interim government replacing a caretaker one, which was presumed to be inclined to the BNP,…
- India
Bangladeshi held in Bengal for aiding killers of Sharif Osman Hadi to escape
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police’s STF arrested a Bangladeshi for allegedly helping the suspected killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a youth leader from the neighbouring country, flee to India after committing the…
- Sports
Pakistan set to have its youngest-ever coach for Test cricket
Karachi: The Pakistan Test squad is set to have its youngest-ever head coach with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offering the role to former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. The PCB is awaiting his…
- India
Bengal SIR: Maximum ‘under adjudication’ cases in Bangladesh-bordering districts
Kolkata: As the final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics showed that the maximum number of “under adjudication”…
- India
Bengal braces for post-SIR rolls on Saturday
Kolkata: When West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls are published on Saturday, February 28, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation,…
- World
Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said. The…
- India
Terror conspiracy in Delhi: Bangladeshi nationals among eight arrested
New Delhi: Eight suspects have been nabbed for allegedly plotting a major terror conspiracy in Delhi at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh-based extremist organisations, police sources said on Sunday, February…
- World
Bangladesh Parliament’s first session likely in early March: BNP
Dhaka: The first session of the newly elected 13th Parliament of Bangladesh is expected to commence in the second week of March, a top official of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
- India
Politics of hate will destroy the country if not curbed, says AIMMM
New Delhi: The General Body meeting of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) has warned that the growing politics of hate in the country will destroy it if not curbed soon. In a…
- India
Battle over CAA enters final phase as Supreme Court to hear challenges on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 19, said that it will commence the final hearing on May 5 over 200 pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment)…
- World
BNP-Led regime vows action over targeting of minorities in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s new BNP-led government on Wednesday, February 18, warned that “mob culture” will not be tolerated, amid a rise in mob violence, extrajudicial killings and attacks on minority communities. Mirza Fakhrul…
- World
Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Dhaka: Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections. President Mohammed Shahabuddin…
