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Bangladesh extremists to join Taliban? Speculations afloat
World | August 16, 2021 21:34 ISTAhead of the Taliban militants capturing Kabul, a senior police official on Sunday said some Bangladeshis were trying to reach Afghanistan as the Taliban gave a call to "join them in the war"
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Police in Bangladesh recovers Lord Vishnu's black stone statue
World | August 05, 2021 14:25 ISTPolice recovered the statue from Boro Goali village in Cumilla district, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
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51 killed in Bangladesh juice factory fire
World | July 10, 2021 8:12 ISTThe district's chief administrator Mostain Billah said that death toll of Thursday's factory fire has risen to 51 on Friday afternoon.
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3 workers killed, 26 injured in massive fire in Bangladesh factory
World | July 09, 2021 9:13 ISTThe fire broke out at multi-storey building of Shezan Juice Factory of Hashem Foods Ltd in Bhulota Karnagop area in Narayanganj around 5 p.m. and 15 units of fire services are still struggling to contain it.
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Dhaka explosion: Police rule out foul play, suspect gas leak
World | June 28, 2021 11:25 ISTExplosion in Dhaka may have been caused by a faulty gas line or gas cylinders, authorities said on Monday.
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Bangladesh: Explosion leaves at least 7 dead, several injured in Dhaka
World | June 28, 2021 9:29 ISTAt least seven people died and dozens were injured in an explosion Sunday in Bangladesh’s capital.
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Bangladesh resumes COVID inoculation with Chinese vaccine
World | June 20, 2021 14:58 ISTThose who already registered but have not received their 1st shots will get priority for vaccination, which resumed on Saturday in 67 centres across the country, a notice issued by nation's health directorate said.
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina tete-a-tete productive, India-Bangladesh sign 5 MoUs | Big points
India | March 27, 2021 23:56 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he had a "productive meeting" with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina during which they reviewed the full range of their strategic bilateral ties and discussed ways to further deepen the economic and cultural linkages.
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PM Modi reiterates India's commitment towards concluding Teesta deal
India | March 27, 2021 23:39 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India's "sincere and continued efforts" to conclude the Teesta water-sharing agreement in consultation with relevant stakeholders during his talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.
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PM Modi, Hasina jointly launch new passenger train between India and Bangladesh
India | March 27, 2021 21:18 ISTA new passenger train connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri on the Indian side was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina via a video conference on Saturday.
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PM Modi made us glorified with his presence during pandemic: Sheikh Hasina
India | March 26, 2021 23:35 ISTBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her gratitude to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying the government of India always stands by Bangladesh through thick and thin.
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India, Bangladesh hold Commerce Secretary level meeting at Dhaka
India | March 09, 2021 7:14 ISTA Commerce Secretary level meeting between Bangladesh and India was held in Dhaka on Monday in which the two sides decided to expeditiously move forward on the feasibility study on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
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Demonstration against China's repression of Uyghurs in occupied East Turkistan
News | November 12, 2020 20:38 ISTCivil society members organised a protest outside Dhaka Press Club to mark the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of East Turkistan.
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This city's AQI rating is worst in the world. No, it's not Delhi!
World | October 18, 2020 13:48 ISTIn Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five pollutants: Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
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Exapts disappointed as repatriation flight from Doha to Kerala capital is cancelled
World | May 10, 2020 19:07 ISTFor 180 odd Keralites who reached Doha airport on Sunday morning eager to return home it turned out to be a disappointing day with the Air IndiaExpress repatriation flight being cancelled and rescheduled as permission for landing in the Qatar capital was not given.
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PM Modi's Dhaka visit unlikely as coronavirus threat looms large
India | March 09, 2020 10:32 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka is highly unlikely amid concerns over the novel coronavirus threat that has claimed over 3,000 lives across the globe so far.
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PM Modi among special guests invited for Mujibur Rahman Centenary event in Bangladesh
India | February 29, 2020 8:36 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is among the special guests invited for the centenary celebrations of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka next month because India played an intrinsic role in the country's liberation, according to Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem.
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Arrest warrant issued against Bangladesh's 1st Hindu chief justice for alleged graft
India | January 05, 2020 15:58 ISTAn arrest warrant was issued against Bangladesh's first Hindu chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on charges of embezzling 40 million taka, court officials said on Sunday. Sinha, 68, who lives in the US, has been described as a "fugitive" by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its charge-sheet.
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Rohingya await justice as UN court begins hearing genocide allegations
World | December 10, 2019 9:46 ISTThe Gambia, a tiny West African Muslim-majority country, filed the case in November at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing the Myanmar government of carrying out mass murders, rape and suspected ethnic cleansing operations against the Rohingya in Rakhine state, reports Efe news.
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Pak missions in Dhaka, Kathmandu new dens of ISI operations
India | October 20, 2019 8:49 ISTThe role of the Pakistan Ambassador to Nepal, Mazhar Javed, is also under the scanner for fomenting anti-India sentiments in key Nepalese groups influential in Kathmandu.
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