Bangladesh COVID-19 shutdown triggers exodus from capital
April 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Tens of thousands of people scrambled to get the last trains, buses and ferries out of Dhaka on Tuesday (Apr 13) before a nationwide tr...
Turkey provides food packages to Rohingya in Bangladesh
April 13 ,2021
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By: Md. Kamruzzaman
A Turkish charity on Monday distributed 15,000 food packets to Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh for the Muslim holy mont...
Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane attends ‘Army Chiefs’ Co...
April 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Sunday attended the Army Chiefs’ Conclave held here on the sidelines of a multinational mili...
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear deadly fires
April 12 ,2021
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By: Shaikh Azizur Rahman
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are living in renewed fear after deadly fires broke out more than 30 times in the southeastern Cox&rsqu...
US envoy Kerry discusses climate challenges in Bangladesh
April 10 ,2021
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By: Julhas Alam
Special Presidential Envoy Kerry met with Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
John Kerry, the special US envoy on climate...
Bangladesh takes over term presidency of D-8 from Turkey
April 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu handed over Turkey's term presidency of the Developing 8 (D-8) Council of Foreign Ministe...
Bangladesh is getting closer to Eurofighter Typhoon
April 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft
Following the need for the modernization of Bangladesh's armed forces, Dhaka is prep...
Bangladesh protest over COVID curbs turns violent, three s...
April 7 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A protest over police enforcement of coronavirus restrictions in rural Bangladesh turned violent when a mob of demonstrators attacked a...
Bangladesh seeks policy support from US to expand bilatera...
April 7 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for having adequate policy support from the USA government to expa...
Who is Tulsi Gabbard and why is she suddenly interested in...
April 6 ,2021
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By: Sabyasachi Karmaker
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then US Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard in New York in 2019. PHOTO: Reuters
Former US congr...
Expanding Malaysia-Bangladesh ties
April 6 ,2021
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By: Yanitha Meena Louis
Bangladesh’s growing prominence in the region presents an opportunity for Malaysia to diversify its relations with Dhaka and poss...
Indian premier visits Bangladesh to counter China
April 5 ,2021
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By: Rohantha De Silva
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a two-day visit to Bangladesh arriving last Friday to develop political and economic ties and...
Bangladesh wants to produce Astrazeneca Vaccine locally
April 5 ,2021
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By: Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
Bangladesh government has requested AstraZeneca to authorise production of its Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
A proposal was s...
Bangladesh restricts public movement, businesses from Mond...
April 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The government on Sunday slapped fresh restrictions on public movement and business operations, suspending operations of all modes of p...
Bangladesh teen held for ‘offensive video’ mocking Hasina,...
April 3 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A teenager has been arrested under Bangladesh’s harsh internet laws for making a music video mocking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Understanding Bangladesh’s most potent religious oppositio...
April 3 ,2021
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By: Mobassar Hasan
India holds a special place in the history of the creation of Bangladesh. In 1971, under then–Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, India...
India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh to hold joint milita...
April 2 ,2021
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By: Rajat Pandit
India will take part in a joint military exercise along with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan from April 4 to 12, in the first such mul...
Cyclone season awaits thousands of Rohingya on Bangladesh...
April 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Rohingya refugees in Chittagong on their way to a Bangladeshi navy ship that will take them to be relocated to Bhashan Char island in...
Dhaka was my fate!
April 2 ,2021
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By: Rafiuzzaman Siddiqui
Upon joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1986, the first marching orders for my overseas posting I received in 1991 directed me...
The 1971 War, Caste, Citizenship and a War Memorial in Tha...
April 1 ,2021
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By: Dr. Sadia Mahmood
The 1971 War Martyrs Memorial, Barach, Tharparkar, Pakistan. Constructed by Taluka Municipal Administration, Mithi in 2006
Perhaps...
Bangladesh offers 'free' visit visas to Indonesians
April 1 ,2021
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By: SM Najmus Sakib
The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday announced the start of a “free visit visa” facility for Indonesian nationals.
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