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Bangladesh set to celebrate Kheturi festival
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"We expect around 5,00,000 devotees to gather from all over Bangladesh this time," said Shyamapad Sanal, Secretary to Gaurangdev Trust, the organiser of the festival.
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Tripura: BSF apprehends three Bangladeshi nationals attempting to enter In
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Three Bangladeshi nationals have been apprehended in two days while trying to enter Indian territory by negotiating the border fence, Border Security Force (BSF) said.
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Shakib fans protest in Dhaka ahead of home Test series against South Afric
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Shakib flew from the United States to join the Bangladesh team but cancelled the trip to Dhaka while he was in Dubai due to 'security concerns'. The development shocked the Shakib fans and hundreds of his supporters began gathering outside Mirpur Stadium, one of the venues of the test series
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Cricketer Shakib fans protest in Dhaka ahead of home test series against S
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Fans of Shakib Al Hasan, a Bangladeshi politician and cricketer, have gathered outside Mirpur Cricket Stadium in the capital Dhaka on Friday to protest ahead of the home test series against South Africa.
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Century beckons Ashalata Devi as India arrive for SAFF Women's Championshi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ashalata Devi pulled on an Indian shirt for the first time in the pre-Olympics in Dhaka against Bangladesh in March 2011, few would have imagined that she would take Indian women's football by storm in quite the way she has.
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Flood wreaks havoc in Bangladesh leaving 12 dead, trail of massive destruc
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Severe flooding in the northern district of Bangladesh has wreacked havoc, triggerring extensive losses and affecting the agrictulture and fisheries sector, said a report from The Dhaka Tribune.
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India expresses "serious concern" over attack on Puja mandap, theft at Ban
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "We have noted with serious concern the attack on a Puja mandap in Tantibazar, Dhaka and the theft at the revered Jeshoreshwari Kali temple at Satkhira."
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Bangladesh: Kumari Puja held Ramkrishna Math in Dhaka after security assur
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Nearly 20,000 Hindu devotees, including men and women, gathered at the Ramakrishna Math and Mission compound in the old part of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to celebrate Kumari Puja on Friday
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India "deeply disturbed" by theft of religious article from Bangladesh tem
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India is deeply disturbed by the reported incident of theft of a religious article from a temple in Bangladesh, and has urged Bangladesh law enforcement authorities to investigate the matter, and bring the guilty to book, according to sources.
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Bangladesh set to celebrate Durga Puja amid tensions
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh announced an additional one-day general holiday for Durga Puja after 8-point demand, including extra holidays, by a minority alliance.
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Bangladesh Army Chief assures security for Hindu community ahead of Durga
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman assured the Hindu community on Saturday to provide security ahead of Durga Puja. The assurance came while he was visiting Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka to review the security measures taken for Durga Puja celebrations.
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"Eight-point demand must be accepted," says Bangladesh minority alliance i
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A minority alliance in Bangladesh took to the streets of Dhaka on Friday, demanding that the government accept their eight-point demand to ensure the safety and well-being of minority communities. The alliance made this demand at a mass rally at the central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Thousan
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