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Hasina, 58 others sued over attempt to murder case in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A case has been filed against 59 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on charge of attempting to murder a student during an anti-government protest in Dinajpur on August 4.…
- India
Agreements between India, Bangladesh for river transportation will be honoured: Sonowal
Guwahati: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, on Saturday said that there is a mutual understanding between India and Bangladesh and agreements signed between the two countries for river…
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Bangladesh directs Hindus to halt Durga puja activities during azaan, namaz
Bangladesh’s interim government has urged the country’s Hindu community to halt Durga Puja-related activities, particularly musical instruments and sound systems during azaan (call to prayer) and namaz (prayer). The Hindu organizers have…
- India
Wants good relation with India but it should be on basis of ‘fairness & equality’, says Yunus
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said his country wants good relations with India and other neighbouring nations it should be on the basis of “fairness and equality”. In…
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Bangladesh clears 1.37 Bn USD bimonthly ACU payments
Dhaka: Bangladesh has cleared 1.37 billion US dollars in bimonthly payments with the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), an arrangement for settling payments for intra-regional transactions among its members. After the ACU payment,…
- India
Bangladesh-India relations should be based on equity & fairness: Yunus
Dhaka: Interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Sunday said that Bangladesh wants to maintain good relations with India while asserting that it should be based on equity and fairness. Yunus, 84, made…
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Bangladesh to take steps to extradite deposed PM Hasina from India
Dhaka: Bangladesh will take necessary steps to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India to try her on charges of mass killings during the student-led mass movement against her government, the…
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No plan to change Bangladesh national anthem: Religious Advisor
Dhaka: There is no plan to change the national anthem of Bangladesh, the country’s Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain said on Saturday. “The interim government will not do anything to create…
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43 Bangladeshi passports seized along Indo-Bangladesh border: BSF
Kolkata: Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said that they have seized 43 Bangladeshi passports and six police clearance certificates while they were being smuggled to Bangladesh along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB)…
- Middle East
UAE Big ticket winners to donate Dh 15 million for Bangladesh flood relief
A group of 36 individual ticket winners in the UAE have decided to donate their Dirham 15 million prize to aid the victims of the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The group from…
- India
BSF refutes Bangladesh’s charge of killing teen girl along border with Tripura
Agartala: Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Thursday strongly refuted Bangladesh government’s accusation of the killing of a 13-year-old girl, Shwarna Das, saying its troopers during a routine patrolling found the girl’s…
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Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue ‘exaggerated’: Yunus
Dhaka: Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has said the issue of attacks on minority Hindus in his country is “exaggerated”, asserting that the incidents are “more political than communal”…
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‘Hasina must keep quiet…’: Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus
Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture”, asserting that she must remain silent…
- World
Pakistan drop to 8th in Test rankings following loss to Bangladesh
Dubai: Pakistan’s first-ever series loss to Bangladesh has resulted in Shan Masood’s team slipping down to the eighth position in the ICC Test rankings besides hitting a historic low of lowest rating…
- Middle East
UAE President pardons 57 Bangladeshis convicted in rioting case
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nations convicted of protesting against the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, in several streets…
