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Bangladesh: 4 dead as Benapole Express train catches fire; police terms 'p
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Four people died after an intercity Benapole Express train caught fire in Bangladesh's Gopibagh, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune.
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Bangladesh: Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwide "hartal" ahead of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegal government,"
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US urges stakeholders in Bangladesh to exercise restraint ahead of upcomin
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of the upcoming general elections in Bangladesh, the United States has urged all stakeholders in the country to exercise restraint and avoid violence, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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PM Sheikh Hasina accuses BNP of causing famine in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to be the reason behind famine in the country, according to Dhaka Tribune.
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Bangladesh to hold 12th national parliamentary election on January 7
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangladesh Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal announced that the 12th national parliamentary election will be held on January 7, 2024, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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Bangladesh: EU expresses concern over arrest of BNP leaders, activists
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following the ongoing arrests of BNP leaders and activities across Bangladesh, the European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the clashes around the party's rally, held on October 28, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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Bangladesh: One killed, dozens injured in Kishoreganj police-BNP clash
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
At least one person was killed and over 50 including 15 police personnel, were injured in a clash between law enforcement and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists in Kuliarchar upazila of Kishoreganj, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday.
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Man posing as advisor to US President Joe Biden arrested in Dhaka
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A man who identified himself as an advisor to US President Joe Biden, was arrested on charges of cheating people with a false identity, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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Bangladesh: Main opposition leader sent to jail days after anti-government
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sent to jail in a case filed over an attack on the chief justice's home allegedly by BNP activists, Dhaka Tribune reported on Sunday.
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Rail communications in Dhaka resume, toll from collision rises to 17
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll from the collision between a passenger train and a rear-ended goods train in Bhairab upazila at Kishoreganj in Bangladesh rose to 17, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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Bangladesh: Six people missing as trawler capsizes in Meghna River
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Six people went missing as a trawler capsized after colliding with a bulkhead in the Meghna River near Gajaria ghat in the Munshiganj district of Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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Protest rallies taken out in Bangladesh demanding justice for Uyghurs in C
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The National Ulema Mashaikh Parishad (NUMP) of Bangladesh led these protests on Sunday, staging demonstrations at the North Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, as reported by Dhaka Tribune, a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper.
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