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NDTV World Summit: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan On How Music Bridges The Gap Between The World - "It Doesn't Belong To Any Religion"
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan received Padma Shri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2001
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2 Arrested In Bangladesh For "Criticising" New Multipurpose Bridge
Bangladesh police have arrested two men for social media posts deemed critical of a new bridge that had been trumpeted by the government as one of its greatest achievements.
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PM Sheikh Hasina Inaugurates Bangladesh's Longest Rail-Road Bridge
Padma Bridge Bangladesh: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the long-awaited Padma bridge, the country's longest and entirely built with domestic funding.
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Bangladesh Says Padma Bridge Not Part Of China's Belt and Road Initiative
The Padma Bridge, which is scheduled to open on June 25, is not a part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday clarified.
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'Unsung Heroes' Share Padma Spotlight With Virat Kohli, Dipa Karmakar
The Padma Shri awards celebrate the 'Unsung Hero' this year - among them a 76-year-old martial arts expert, a weaver, doctors, environmentalists and civic workers. Over the years, these silent workers have enriched India in many ways - from cleaning up clogged rivers to building bridges at one-tenth the time and cost or saving thousands from fires,...
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World Bank cancels financial aid for project in Bangladesh
In a setback to Bangladesh, the World Bank has cancelled with immediate effect its USD 1.2 billion financial assistance to the Padma Bridge project, citing massive corruption in the programme. In a strongly worded statement, the World Bank said that the Bangladesh government has failed to take any action to check corruption despite its repeated re...
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NDTV World Summit: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan On How Music Bridges The Gap Between The World - "It Doesn't Belong To Any Religion"
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan received Padma Shri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2001
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2 Arrested In Bangladesh For "Criticising" New Multipurpose Bridge
Bangladesh police have arrested two men for social media posts deemed critical of a new bridge that had been trumpeted by the government as one of its greatest achievements.
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PM Sheikh Hasina Inaugurates Bangladesh's Longest Rail-Road Bridge
Padma Bridge Bangladesh: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the long-awaited Padma bridge, the country's longest and entirely built with domestic funding.
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Bangladesh Says Padma Bridge Not Part Of China's Belt and Road Initiative
The Padma Bridge, which is scheduled to open on June 25, is not a part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday clarified.
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'Unsung Heroes' Share Padma Spotlight With Virat Kohli, Dipa Karmakar
The Padma Shri awards celebrate the 'Unsung Hero' this year - among them a 76-year-old martial arts expert, a weaver, doctors, environmentalists and civic workers. Over the years, these silent workers have enriched India in many ways - from cleaning up clogged rivers to building bridges at one-tenth the time and cost or saving thousands from fires,...
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World Bank cancels financial aid for project in Bangladesh
In a setback to Bangladesh, the World Bank has cancelled with immediate effect its USD 1.2 billion financial assistance to the Padma Bridge project, citing massive corruption in the programme. In a strongly worded statement, the World Bank said that the Bangladesh government has failed to take any action to check corruption despite its repeated re...
