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Jamaat-e-Islami behind torching Hindu houses: Bangladesh police
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 13 (ANI): The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists have torched the houses of Hindus in Bangladesh's Rangpur to create unrest ahead of the next parliamentary elections, confirmed police.
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Bangladesh assures help to Hindu victims, confirms Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the Bangladesh authorities on Sunday assured India that compensation will be paid to those Hindus whose houses were torched over rumours that an offensive Facebook status was posted allegedly by a yo
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Over 30 Hindu houses torched in Bangladesh, 53 arrested
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 12 (ANI): Over thirty houses of Hindus have been torched in Bangladesh over rumours that an offensive Facebook status was posted allegedly by a youth from the minority community.
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Is Hathurusingha leaving Bangladesh's head coach role?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 9 (ANI): Chandika Hathurusingha has reportedly tendered his resignation from the post of Bangladesh cricket team's head coach.
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India, Bangladesh jointly launch connectivity projects
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata/New Delhi [India]/Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov.9 (ANI); India and Bangladesh on Thursday jointly launched bilateral connectivity projects for the mutual benefit of both countries.
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Rohingya issue: B'desh calls for pressure on Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 6 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Commonwealth countries to force Myanmar to stop the persecution and take the Rohingya refugees back.
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Pak summons Bangladesh envoy over Dhaka's 'undiplomatic' protest note
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 3 (ANI): Pakistan summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Tarik Ahsan on Thursday over Dhaka's 'undiplomatic' protest note on a controversial video clip on social media.
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Myanmar seeks to amend repatriation agreement with Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 2 (ANI): Myanmar is working towards bringing amendment of the 1993 agreement with Bangladesh that allows repatriation of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, who fled to the neighbouring countries, in wake of clashes with the military.
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Bangladesh PM Hasina in Forbes' list of most powerful women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 2 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emerged as the 30th most powerful woman, according to the Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women in the world this year.
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Bangladesh seeks global support for UN Resolution on Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.31 (ANI): Bangladesh has sought global support for the passing of a special United Nations resolution against what it calls ongoing "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingyas by Myanmar.
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Khaleda says Bangladesh not doing enough for Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 30 (ANI): The Bangladesh opposition leader and the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, has accused the government of 'insufficient efforts' in extending assistance to Rohingya refugees, The Daily Star reported.
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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's motorcade attacked in Feni
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 28 (ANI): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia's motorcade was attacked in Feni on Saturday when she was en route to visit Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar.
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