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Don't let Bangladesh slip into dark era of post-1975: Hasina
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 25 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the people to prevent the nation from falling back into a period of dark era which was witnessed in the country post 1975.
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Khaleda Zia jailed for 5 years in corruption case
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 8 (ANI): A special Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to five years in jail, after she was found guilty in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
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Indonesia, Bangladesh committed to enhancing ties
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 29 (ANI): Indonesian President Joko Widodo wrapped up his two-day visit to Bangladesh on Monday and called for stronger ties with the latter. He also extended his support to the Rohingya refugees for their safe return to Myanmar.
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Investigate fate of disappeared men in B'desh: HRW
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 27 (ANI): The Bangladesh Government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and the release of men held by its security authorities outside the authority of the courts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina o
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Awami League, BNP to face-off in B'desh rallies
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 4 (ANI): The ruling party of Bangladesh Awami League and its political arch-rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will face-off in rallies in the Bangladeshi capital tomorrow.
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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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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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Bangladesh PM hosts lunch for Indian war veterans
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 20 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted a lunch for a delegation of Indian war veterans at her official residence Ganabhaban.
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Bangladesh PM releases commemorative postage stamp on Victory Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 16 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday released a commemorative postage stamp of Taka 10 denomination to mark the country's 47th Victory Day.
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Vijay Diwas: When India won and Bangladesh got liberated
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 is heralded as one of the most convincing victories of the annals of the military history. It culminated with the abject surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (now, Bangladesh), with almost 1,00,000 being taken prisoners
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Soldier, who saved a future PM, recounts Bangladesh liberation war
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): A battle-hardened veteran, who was in the midst of heavy action in Dacca (now, Dhaka) during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, Colonel (retired) Ashok Kumar Tara, is no stranger to limelight.
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Bangladesh PM Hasina calls on Pope Francis
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 1 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on Pope Francis at Vatican Embassy on Friday and exchanged greetings, followed by their 20-minute private conversation.
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