A big study in Bangladesh finds simple ways to encourage m...
September 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
In Dhaka, bangladesh’s teeming capital of 18m, face masks are everywhere. They can be seen under the chins of street hawkers...
People Disappear, But Bangladesh is Blind to Credible Evid...
September 17 ,2021
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By: AK Abdul Momen
On August 16, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the United Nations to investigate the “enforced disappearances&rd...
Initial talks with Taliban can be thru’ its Doha office: E...
September 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh must decide on the Taliban issue with caution and patience, said experts at a virtual event on Wednesday.
If possible...
Bangladesh ruling party mobilizes online propaganda army t...
September 16 ,2021
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By: Ahammad Foyez
Two young Bangladeshis look at their mobile phones near Dhaka University, Aug. 30, 202, BenarNews.
The ruling Awami Leag...
Bangladesh tightens grip on Facebook, Twitter and other pl...
September 10 ,2021
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By: Syful Islam
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government have been tightening social media controls since 2018. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/A...
States in Action: Federalism and foreign policy in India
September 6 ,2021
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By: Chirayu Thakkar
In 2012, the Italian defense minister met the chief minister of the Indian state of Kerala requesting him to allow the trial...
Dengue adds to COVID-hit Bangladesh’s woes as dozens die
September 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Dengue patients at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh [File: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]
Bangladesh...
To align its economic growth with happiness, Bangladesh mu...
September 3 ,2021
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By: Mahmudul Islam
AFP PHOTO
In recent years, Bangladesh impressed other nations with its remarkable gross domestic product growth story. But that ha...
Pran Group to invest in India, Nassa Group in Saudi Arabia
September 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pran Foods would invest $2,062,665 in the Pinnacle 4S Compnay Limited of India. File photo
Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh are showing...
The Push for a Green New Deal in Bangladesh
September 1 ,2021
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By: Pascale Hunt
Credit: Depositphotos
Coastal, low-lying, and brimming with communities settled on rivers and waterways, Bangladesh is one of...
Bangladeshi cholera vaccine scientist wins Asia's 'Nobel P...
September 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Firdausi Qadri was one of five recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, along with Pakistani development worker Muhammad Amjad Saqib....
6 Islamist militants in Bangladesh get death penalty for k...
August 31 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Bangladeshi anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants, including a fugitive ex-army major, to death in the...
Wonder nasal vaccine knocking on the door
August 14 ,2021
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By: Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
One sniff, and you're vaccinated against Covid-19! Almost 100 percent protected against almost all variants.
It could be just that sim...
Nobody expected Bangladesh to achieve high economic growth...
August 14 ,2021
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By: Tim Worstall
A garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Andrew Biraj/Reuters
Bangladesh is now 50 years into its independence and it is worth as...
Sex, sleaze and Pori Moni: Rhea Chakraborty-type media tri...
August 12 ,2021
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By: Ruben Banerjee
Bangladeshi actress Shamsunnahar Smrity (left) and Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty (right)
Media trials are not exclusive to In...
Bangladesh starts COVID-19 vaccine drive for Rohingya refu...
August 11 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Rohingya refugees wait to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Aug.10. © AP
Bang...
World Bank position on Rohingyas unfortunate: Professor Im...
August 10 ,2021
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By: Sohrab Hassan
Professor Imtiaz Ahmed
Professor of international relations at Dhaka University and director of the Centre for Genocide Studies, I...
Are Bangladesh and India economic rivals? Yes and no
August 9 ,2021
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By: Yamen Jahangeer & Mamun Rashid
Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
Numerous indicators confirm Bangladesh progressing ahead of Pakistan – especially on the social and...
Prominent Bangladeshi actress held by elite anti-terror fo...
August 6 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh's elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism force RAB on Wednesday detained the country's well-known film actress Pori Moni after...
In Bangladesh, musicians sing songs of loss and longing ca...
August 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Music has always played an important role in the lives of the people in Bangladesh....
Why Badhon’s Jamdani look at an international red carpet i...
August 3 ,2021
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By: Paromita Chakrabarti
Azmeri Haque Badhon from Cannes in a Dhakai Jamdani. (Photo: Azmeri Haque Badhon)
Last month, at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, wh...
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