Bangladesh
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700 firefighters work to douse massive Dhaka wholesale market fire
Dhaka: About 700 firefighters continued working on Wednesday to completely douse a massive blaze that erupted at the Bangabazar in Dhaka — the biggest wholesale market in Bangladesh — 36 hours ago.…
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Massive fire erupts at Bangladesh’s biggest wholesale market
Dhaka: A massive fire erupted on Tuesday at the Bangabazar in Dhaka — the biggest wholesale market in Bangladesh, officials said, adding that that the blaze has spread to more than six…
- Sports
No formal discussions at ICC board meet on Pakistan playing World Cup games in Bangladesh
New Delhi: ICC sources on Wednesday dismissed speculations about Pakistan playing their World Cup matches in Bangladesh instead of India due to the political tension between the two countries, terming it a…
- India
Bangladesh Independence Day celebrated in Assam, Tripura
Guwahati: The Bangladeshi Independence Day celebrated in Assam and Tripura on Sunday with numerous functions and events in the two Indian states that share border with the neighbouring country. Bangladesh’s Assistant High…
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Bangladesh: PM Hasina hands over 39,365 houses to homeless people
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over 39,365 houses to homeless people as part of her government’s Ashrayan-2 project which ensure housing for all landless persons. The premier handed over the…
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17 killed in bus crash in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 17 people were killed and more than 26 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh’s central Madaripur district, nearly…
- India
Modi, Hasina inaugurate Rs 377-cr diesel pipeline to Bangladesh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated a Rs 377-crore pipeline to transport diesel from India to northern Bangladesh, cutting cost and reducing carbon footprint.…
- World
Killing by the name of Islam is not acceptable, says PM Hasina
Dhaka: Killing in the name of Islam is not acceptable, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday, stressing that no one gives authority to anyone to punish or kill another person…
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Three arrested in Bangladesh building explosion case as death toll rises to 21
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities arrested three people in connection with the deadly explosion in a multi-storey building at a crowded area here in the national capital as rescue workers on Thursday recovered one…
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Dhaka explosion toll raises to 18, Bangladesh govt sets up probe
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Wednesday that the country has sufficient expertise to carry out an investigation into the powerful explosion that ripped through a multi-storey building in a crowded…
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Bangladesh: 16 killed, over 100 injured as explosion rocks 7-storey building in Dhaka
Dhaka: At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in a powerful “earthquake-like” explosion at a seven-storey building here in Bangladesh’s capital city, police…
- Middle East
2 Saudi diplomats arrested over work visas corruption case
Riyadh: The two employees of the Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh were arrested as part of a larger scheme to issue work visas to the Kingdom which involved eleven other people, the Saudi…
- World
Dhaka: Ahmadiyyas attacked, human rights body condemns incident
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has termed last week’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh district as “abominable” and demanded punishment for the attackers. On March 3,…
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Vote for Awami League to continue development efforts: Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her party’s election symbol “Boat” to continue the current government’s endeavours to…
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Bangladesh withdraws duty on sugar import to stabilise local market
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) withdrew import duty on both raw and refined sugar in order to enable consumers to get the sweetener at reduced rates. In a notification, NBR…