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Pope uses word 'Rohingya' for first time in Dhaka
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 1 (ANI): Pope Francis puts the word 'Rohingyas' to use in public for the first time during his trip to Asia.
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Bangladesh PM Hasina calls on Pope Francis
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 1 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on Pope Francis at Vatican Embassy on Friday and exchanged greetings, followed by their 20-minute private conversation.
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Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 1 (ANI): Pope Francis, who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, celebrated a Holy Mass, a prayer service on Friday at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
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Dhaka Court issues arrest warrant against Khaleda Zia
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 30 (ANI): A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Chairperson Khaleda Zia after she failed to appear before it in connection with two corruption cases.
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Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh on three-day state visit
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 30 (ANI): Pope Francis arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday on a three-day state visit after wrapping up his Myanmar visit.
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Pakistan cricketer Mukhtar Ahmed wishes to play more for country
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 30 (ANI): Pakistan cricketer Mukhtar Ahmed, who has proved himself in the shortest format of cricket by producing an incredible strike rate 178.36 in the ongoing National T20 Cup, feels disappointed that he is yet to find a permanent place in the Pakistan team.
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We came in search of jobs, say Rohingyas held in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 30 (ANI): Eight Rohingyas, including two women and four children, who were arrested in Khayerpur area on Wednesday said they reached Tripura in search of jobs.
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Bangladesh should meet global standards in dealing with BDR, says HRW
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov.29 (ANI): The Bangladesh government should agree to new trials meeting international standards for members of the former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) accused of mutiny and murder, including 139 whose death sentences were upheld on November 27, 2017, by the High Court, Human Ri
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Peelkhana carnage: HC upholds death sentence of 139 soldiers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh) November 28 (ANI) The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death penalty of 139 convicted soldiers involved in the 2009 mutiny and for brutally killing 74 people, including 57 army officers.
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UK Minister announces more fiscal support for Bangladesh, Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 27 (ANI): The United Kingdom's International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, pledged the support of her government to stranded Rohingya refugees and the Government of Bangladesh.
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'Rape alarm' to save Rohingya women from unwanted sexual advances
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 26 (ANI): A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Bangladesh has distributed a device called the "rape alarm" to women in the Keruntali Rohingya camp of Teknaf to save them from unwanted sexual advances.
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The Swifts commemorate golden jubilee celebrations
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 25 (ANI): A two-day seminar on 'Air Offensive for Liberation of Bangladesh: 1971' was conducted at Air Force Station Hasimara to commemorate 50 years of inception of the mission undertaken by the No. 22 Squadron of Indian Air Force (IAF) into the erstw
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