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Bangladeshi Hindus worship young girls as part of Durga Puja festival
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 10 (ANI): Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus thronged a temple in Dhaka to take part in the "Kumari Puja" ceremony, a part of the Durga Puja festival.
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No place for religious terror in Bangladesh, says Hasina
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 9 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that no terrorist acts will be allowed by her government in the name of religion.
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11 militants killed in multiple anti-terror raids in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 8 (ANI): Eleven militants were killed on Saturday in three separate anti-militant raids in Gazipur and Tangail area of Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh: Two suspected militants killed in Gazipur
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 8 (ANI): At least two suspected militants were killed in an operation of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Bangladesh's West Harinal area of Gazipur city on Saturday.
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Rampal power plant: Protesters will write to Modi to scrap project
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 6 (ANI): Protesters said Thursday that said they will write to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to take steps to scrap the Rampal power plant in Bangladesh near the world's largest mangrove forest - the Sundarbans.
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Bangladesh will stand with India if it comes under attack, says home minis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 4 (ANI): Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said his country would stand beside India should it come under attack.
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Arms reached Dhaka in mango baskets for Gulshan attack
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 4 (ANI): A consignment of AK-22 rifles and some small arms was delivered to the militants in mango baskets a month before the terror attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in the upscale suburb of Gulshan in Dhaka.
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Bangladesh can end extreme poverty by 2030: World Bank
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 3 (ANI): Asserting that Bangladesh has done an impressive job in reducing poverty over the last decade, the World Bank in its report on Monday said the country has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if firm steps are taken to make growth more inclusive to b
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Tahmid Shafi identified as narrator of IS video featuring Gulshan attacker
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka[Bangladesh], Oct. 3 (ANI): The Bangladesh Police today claimed that the narrator of the video that was recently released allegedly by the Islamic State featuring five Dhaka cafe attackers, is Tahmid Rahman Safi (30), son of former Bangladesh election commissioner and home secretary lat
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Gulshan attack suspect Tahmid granted bail
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 2 (ANI): A Dhaka court has granted bail to Tahmid Hasib Khan, one of the suspects in the deadly terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, in a case filed over the attack.
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Bangladesh PM launches machine-readable NID cards
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 2 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday launched the distribution of machine-readable smart national identity (NID) cards among 10 crore citizens, which will replace the currently used laminated ones.
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Dhaka Police close to concluding Gulshan terror attack probe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 2 (ANI): Dhaka Police investigators have said that they are close to wrapping up their probe of the July 1, 2016 terror attack on the the Holey Artisan Bakery in the upscale suburb of Gulshan, where many embassies are located.
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