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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bangladeshi boy strays into India, BSF returns him without pressing charges
Shillong: In a goodwill gesture, a minor boy from Bangladesh who inadvertently strayed into Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district, was handed over to the authorities of his country, BSF officials said on…
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Ashwin, Iyer script dramatic come-from-behind win for India in 2nd Test
Mirpur: A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin came to India’s rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh…
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BAN vs IND, 2nd Test: Ashwin, Unadkat bag two wickets; Bangladesh reach 184/5
Dhaka: After Ravichandran Ashwin and Jaydev Unadkat’s two-wicket haul dismantled Bangladesh early in the innings Mominul Haque’s unbeaten knock of 65 runs guided hosts to 184/5 at Tea on day one of…
- India
Nine Rohingyas held in Tripura for illegally entering India: NFR
Guwahati: At least nine suspected Rohingyas from Bangladesh were apprehended from Tripura for illegally entering India, Northeast Frontier Railway said on Sunday. The nine people, including five women, were apprehended during a…
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India climb World Test Championship standings ; beat Bangladesh by 188 runs
Dubai: India have boosted their chances of appearing at next year’s ICC World Test Championship final with a comprehensive 188-run victory over a gritty Bangladesh in Chattogram on Sunday. Despite a strong…
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Bangladeshi man held without passport in UP
Firozabad: The Firozabad police have arrested an 80-year-old Bangladeshi national, identified as Afsar Ali, who was living illegally in the city. Superintendent of Police (SP) city Sarvesh Kumar Mishra said the man,…
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Bangladesh Prez, PM attend Victory Day parade
Dhaka: Bangladesh President M. Abdul Hamid, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday attended the Victory Day parade at the National Parade Ground here. The President, also supreme commander of the armed…
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Bangladesh’s 1st-ever metro to operate from Dec 28
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s first-ever metro will begin commercial operations from December 28, an official announced here. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of the metro rail…
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Hasina asks people to choose between peaceful life or BNP-Jamat alliance’s mischief
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the nation to decide between the Jamat-BNP who established only communalism, militancy, and politics of killing, or her Awami League, to go ahead with…
- India
New India-Bangladesh rly line along NE to be operational in June 2023
Agartala: The much expected new railway line between India and Bangladesh along Tripura would be operational in June next year, officials said here on Monday quoting Bangladesh Railway Minister Md. Nurul Islam…
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Bangladesh seeks India’s cooperation on Rohingya crisis
Dhaka: Bangladesh, which is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees, has sought India’s cooperation to peacefully repatriate the people who were forced to take refuge in the country to evade persecution in…
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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…
