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U.S. court grants bail to arrested Bangladesh diplomat in New York
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 (ANI): A U.S. court has granted bail to Bangladeshi diplomat Mohammed Shahedul Islam, who was indicted on charges of labour trafficking and assault, for forcing his servant to work without pay.
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130 dead following incessant downpour, landslides overnight in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 (ANI): At least 130 people, including four army men, have died in the hilly areas of Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban in Bangladesh following incessant downpour and landslides overnight.
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Heavy rains, landslides claim 25 lives in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 13 (ANI): At least 25 people have been killed in a landslide in the hilly districts of southern Bangladesh, following a heavy downpour the day before.
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Bangladeshi expatriates fear loss of jobs in wake of Gulf snapping ties wi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh] June 9 (ANI): Bangladeshi migrants are reportedly distressed over the possibility of them losing their jobs as seven Gulf region countries have snapped diplomatic ties with Qatar on grounds that it is backing terrorism in the region.
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Bangladesh flood victims starving
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka[Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI): Flood victims in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar may be forced to starve as they are yet to receive relief materials after flash floods in April have destroyed embankments and roads, leaving more than 100,000 people marooned without sufficient food and drinkin
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EU slaps cargo curbs on Dhaka
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka[Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI):The European Union has put Bangladesh on the list of high-risk countries in terms of operating cargo services by air and sea to EU countries.
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Bangladesh: Adivasi villages torched following death of local leader
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 3 (ANI): Bangalee settlers torched a number of houses and shops of the Chakma community in Rangamati's Longadu yesterday following the death of a local Jubo League leader.
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Dhaka to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite next year
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI) :The Bangabandhu-1 satellite will be commercially launched by June 2018, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Tuesday.
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300,000 people evacuated, airports closed post Cyclone Mora
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Authority in Bangladesh has suspended domestic and international flights in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, even as local authorities have taken steps to evacuate nearly 300,000 people from the country's southern coastal areas where
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Cyclone Mora hits B'desh, 30,000 take refuge in shelters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): Massive evacuation is underway in Bangladesh as severe cyclonic storm 'Mora' hit Chittagong on Tuesday.
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Massive evacuations in B'desh as Cyclonic storm MORA likely to intens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): Thousands were issued a warning to evacuate near some coastal areas in Bangladesh as the Cyclonic storm 'MORA' is expected to intensify and hit the coast between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong by Tuesday morning.
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Hasina in Vienna to attend IAEA conference
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 29 (ANI): Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for Austrian capital Vienna to attend an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference.
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