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2nd Test : Jaydev Unadkat returns to Test cricket after 118 matches,
Dhaka: India left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat entered the cricket’s record books for the most number of Tests missed by an Indian cricketer. In between his debut in 2010 and now, he missed…
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Indian war veterans join Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka
Dhaka: Indian war veterans, participating in Victory Day celebrations, paid tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a…
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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…
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Bangladesh accused of violent crackdown on free speech
Dhaka: Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, known as Kajol, said he was held in an underground cell for 53 days, where he alleges he was tortured, a media report said. “They’d asked…
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1 killed in BNP-police clash at Naya Paltan, BNP leaders held
Dhaka: A man was killed and nearly 100 people were injured reportedly during a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and the police at Naya Paltan area in capital city Dhaka…
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Bangladesh needs up to $12.5 bn for climate action: World Bank
Dhaka: Bangladesh will need at least $12.5 billion, approximately 3 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in the medium term for climate action, according to a World Bank report. Financing…
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India to tour Bangladesh in December this year
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday that Team India would tour their country in December this year. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the itinerary for India’s tour later…
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Power supply restored after Bangladesh national grid failure
Dhaka: Power supply was restored in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka after almost seven hours of blackout following a national power grid failure Tuesday afternoon. Shameem Hasan, a senior…
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Death toll from Bangladesh boat capsize reaches 61
Dhaka: The number of deaths due to a boat capsizes in Bangladesh’s Karatoya river increased to 61 on Tuesday, after 10 more bodies were recovered, a senior police official said. The official…
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Bangladesh: Boat carrying Hindu devotees to historic temple capsizes in Bangladesh; 24 killed
Dhaka: A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a…
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Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ”miracle economy”
Dhaka: Standing in line to try to buy food, Rekha Begum is distraught. Like many others in Bangladesh, she is struggling to find affordable daily essentials like rice, lentils and onions. I…
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Bangladesh eyes 100 billion USD export earnings by 2026
Dhaka: Bangladesh has embarked on a high growth path with an aim to double its export earnings in just four years, country’s Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said. Addressing a meeting with the…
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Bangladesh’s exports hit all-time high of over $52 bn in FY 2021-22
Dhaka: Bangladesh saw exports soar more than 34 per cent to $52.08 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year (July 2021-June 2022), official data showed. According to data released on Sunday by the…
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Bangladesh floods: Six million people marooned; Army called in
Dhaka: Incessant rains and gushing waters have marooned at least six million people in Bangladesh, prompting authorities to call in the Army to assist in the rescue and relief operations. Officials estimate…
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‘Snake-like’ queues at railway counters in Dhaka ahead of Eid
Dhaka: In a desperate bid to get advance tickets ahead of Eid on May 3, thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing massive “snake-like” queues at railway ticket counters in the capital Dhaka.…
