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B'desh: 4 killed while extracting stones from Sylhet pit
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 03 (ANI): Four workers have been killed and several others injured in a landslide in Bangladesh's Sylhet.
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B'deshi youth remanded for giving death threat to US envoy
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 2 (ANI): A Bangladesh court has placed a youth on a two-day remand for giving death threat to the United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Bernicat, on the social media here on Tuesday.
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Sabbir Rahman loses Bangladesh contract over assault
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 2 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revoked the national contract of middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman for assaulting a fan during a first-class match.
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Dhaka Police bans rooftop parties on New Year eve
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 31 (ANI): Briefing the media about "extensive security measures" for New Year's Eve on December 31, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Khan has said, "People can celebrate 31st night in their homes, but not on rooftops."
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Khaleda Zia appears before court in corruption cases
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 28 (ANI): Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday appeared before a Dhaka court in connection with the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases.
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Rohingya repatriation: First list will contain 1 lakh names
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 27 (ANI): The first list for repatriation of Rohingya refugees, who entered into Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, will contain 1,00,000 names.
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3 killed in road accident in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 27 (ANI): At least three people were killed and five others were injured in a road accident in Bangladesh's Shibganj Upazila Wednesday.
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China building B'desh's first eco-friendly thermal plant
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 26 (ANI): A Chinese consortium has started the construction of Bangladesh's first eco-friendly thermal power plant with ultra modern clean coal technology in central Bangladesh.
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UNGA urges Myanmar to end military action against Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 26 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has urged Myanmar to end the military campaign against Muslim Rohingyas.
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Rohingyas to return to Myanmar soon: Bangladesh Minister
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said that Rohingya refugees will return to their homeland as soon as the international community and the UN pressurise Myanmar into repatriating them.
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India finish runners-up in SAFF U-15 Women's C'ship
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 24 (ANI): India finished as runners-up after going down 1-0 against Bangladesh in the final match of the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship, here.
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B'desh ranks lowest in terms of food security in S Asia
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 24 (ANI): Bangladesh has been ranked a lowly 89th, among other South Asian countries, in the recently published Global Food Security Index 2017.
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