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Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim wins Pulitzer Prize; brings laurels to sub-continent
Bangladesh born illustrator and author Fahmida Azim who works in the USA has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize under the category of “Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.” She is one among…
- World
Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
Dhaka: Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees on Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, while the United States, European Union and other Western nations pledged to continue…
- India
2 Bangladeshis get 5-year imprisonment for illegally entering India
Dhubri: A court in Assam has sentenced two Bangladeshis to five years of imprisonment each for illegally entering India last year. Also ReadKarnataka: CM Bommai orders probe into death threat call to…
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Septuagenarian couple welcomes its first child in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A 75-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman welcomed their first child in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Monday after 54 years of their marriage. The doctors claimed it to be the only case…
- World
China assures Bangladesh assistance for Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka: Beijing has assured Dhaka of assistance for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladeshi camps after fleeing violent persecution in Myanmar, with China constructing some 3,000 homes…
- World
Bangladesh police detain vocalist for singing Tagore and Nazrul Islam songs
Bangladeshi freelancer music video model and actor Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom was allegedly tortured mentally by the Dhaka police last week. In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP)…
- World
Bangladesh hikes fuel prices to highest in history
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971. The Bangladeshi government on Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7…
- World
Bangladesh requests loan from IMF; economists say reforms in financial sector needed
Dhaka: Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender IMF to combat the ongoing financial crisis in the country, according to a media report. The…
- World
Over 14,000 kids drown in Bangladesh every year: WHO, Unicef
Dhaka: Drowning has become the second leading cause of death among children under the age of five in Bangladesh and the country reports over 14,000 such fatalities every year, the World Health…
- Pakistan
Bangladesh orders Pak High Commission to remove distorted flag
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka to remove the distorted image of the Bangladesh flag from its Facebook page. The Ministry’s directive on Saturday…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 6 accused held for human trafficking, 2 girls rescued
Hyderabad: Six people were arrested by the Rachakonda Police on Friday for allegedly their involvement in an international human trafficking racket, which was operating from Bangladesh. The racket was also operating in…
- World
Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande meets Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka. He met the Bangladesh Prime Minister on Tuesday. He visited Defence…
- India
Stop persecution of Hindus in B’desh: WB BJP leader writes to PM
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to intervene in the incidents of communal violence against the Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. Adhikari, also the…
- World
Hindu temple, homes vandalised in Bangladesh over Facebook post: Reports
Dhaka: A temple, shops and several houses of the Hindu community have been vandalised in southwestern Bangladesh by some unidentified persons over a Facebook post allegedly belittling Islam, in the latest spate…
- World
Floods affect 7.2million people in Bangladesh: United Nations
Dhaka: An estimated 7.2 million people have been severely affected in Bangladesh following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave starting around June 15, the UN said. In…
