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What Exiled Author Taslima Nasreen Said After Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, a staunch critic of communalism, has highlighted an irony in the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the Bangladesh Prime Minister.
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43 killed, Several Injured As Fire Breaks Out At Building In Bangladesh
At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-storey building in an upscale neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, health authorities said.
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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia On "High Risk" Of Dying, Say Doctors
Bangladeshi doctors said Monday opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at "high risk" of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country.
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India Returns Bangladeshi Boy Who Had Accidentally Crossed Border
In a goodwill gesture, a minor boy from Bangladesh who inadvertently strayed into Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, was handed over to the authorities of his country, BSF officials said.
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2 Bangladeshis Arrested For Using Drone At Kolkata's Victoria Memorial
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested for allegedly using a drone to capture photographs of the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata and its surrounding areas without any permission from the authorities concerned, police said today.
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Democracy Is Meaningless Without Freedom Of Expression: Author Taslima Nasreen
Determined to continue her fight against "injustice and fanaticism", exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen called democracy sans freedom of expression "meaningless".
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"Who Gave Them The Right?": Mamata Banerjee On BJP Leader's Poha Remark
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responded to BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's bizarre remark linking poha and Bangladeshi labourers, asking who had given the BJP authority to make comments on eating habits and attire
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Bangladesh FIFA Official Arrested For ''Defaming'' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi authorities have arrested a senior member of football's world governing body FIFA for allegedly defaming the country's prime minister.
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106 Gold Bars, Weighing 12 Kg Found In Bangladesh Aircraft Toilet
Customs authorities at an airport here on Monday seized 12 kg of gold bars from a toilet of a Bangladeshi aircraft.
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Hijacker Had Issues With Wife, Wanted To Talk To Bangladesh PM: Officials
Bangladeshi commandoes shot a passenger on Sunday who had tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight after waving a gun and threatening to blow up the plane, airline and aviation authority officials said.
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Drug 'Godfathers' Surrender To Bangladesh Police
Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.
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India's First Atomic Energy Venture Abroad Is Bangladesh's First N-Plant
Bangladesh has become the newest entrant into the nuclear club with the construction of two atomic power plants. It will be the third South Asian country after India and Pakistan to access nuclear energy -- a development that could alter the power structure in South Asia.
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Bangladesh Destroys Boats Ferrying Rohingya From Myanmar
Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.
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Need To Go Beyond Triple Talaq, Abolish Sharia Law, Says Taslima Nasreen
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen today reacted to the Supreme Court verdict abolishing triple talaq, saying while it was "definitely not women's freedom" there was need to go beyond by doing away with "1400 yrs old Quranic laws".
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Teacher Forced Us To Drink Sewer Water, Bangladeshi Pupils Say
Bangladeshi authorities have ordered an investigation after a primary school teacher was accused of forcing more than two dozen students to drink sewer water as a punishment, officials said today.
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What Exiled Author Taslima Nasreen Said After Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, a staunch critic of communalism, has highlighted an irony in the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the Bangladesh Prime Minister.
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43 killed, Several Injured As Fire Breaks Out At Building In Bangladesh
At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-storey building in an upscale neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, health authorities said.
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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia On "High Risk" Of Dying, Say Doctors
Bangladeshi doctors said Monday opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at "high risk" of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country.
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India Returns Bangladeshi Boy Who Had Accidentally Crossed Border
In a goodwill gesture, a minor boy from Bangladesh who inadvertently strayed into Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, was handed over to the authorities of his country, BSF officials said.
-
2 Bangladeshis Arrested For Using Drone At Kolkata's Victoria Memorial
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested for allegedly using a drone to capture photographs of the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata and its surrounding areas without any permission from the authorities concerned, police said today.
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Democracy Is Meaningless Without Freedom Of Expression: Author Taslima Nasreen
Determined to continue her fight against "injustice and fanaticism", exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen called democracy sans freedom of expression "meaningless".
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"Who Gave Them The Right?": Mamata Banerjee On BJP Leader's Poha Remark
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responded to BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's bizarre remark linking poha and Bangladeshi labourers, asking who had given the BJP authority to make comments on eating habits and attire
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Bangladesh FIFA Official Arrested For ''Defaming'' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi authorities have arrested a senior member of football's world governing body FIFA for allegedly defaming the country's prime minister.
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106 Gold Bars, Weighing 12 Kg Found In Bangladesh Aircraft Toilet
Customs authorities at an airport here on Monday seized 12 kg of gold bars from a toilet of a Bangladeshi aircraft.
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Hijacker Had Issues With Wife, Wanted To Talk To Bangladesh PM: Officials
Bangladeshi commandoes shot a passenger on Sunday who had tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight after waving a gun and threatening to blow up the plane, airline and aviation authority officials said.
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Drug 'Godfathers' Surrender To Bangladesh Police
Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.
-
India's First Atomic Energy Venture Abroad Is Bangladesh's First N-Plant
Bangladesh has become the newest entrant into the nuclear club with the construction of two atomic power plants. It will be the third South Asian country after India and Pakistan to access nuclear energy -- a development that could alter the power structure in South Asia.
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Bangladesh Destroys Boats Ferrying Rohingya From Myanmar
Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.
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Need To Go Beyond Triple Talaq, Abolish Sharia Law, Says Taslima Nasreen
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen today reacted to the Supreme Court verdict abolishing triple talaq, saying while it was "definitely not women's freedom" there was need to go beyond by doing away with "1400 yrs old Quranic laws".
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Teacher Forced Us To Drink Sewer Water, Bangladeshi Pupils Say
Bangladeshi authorities have ordered an investigation after a primary school teacher was accused of forcing more than two dozen students to drink sewer water as a punishment, officials said today.
