The current flood situation in Bangladesh is not due to the release of waters from the dam on Gumti River in Tripura, India, said the neighbouring country in a statement today (22 August). “We have seen concerns being expressed in Bangladesh that the current situation of flood in districts on the eastern borders of Bangladesh […]
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ANI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, on Saturday dismissed rumours that his mother has applied for asylum, stating that she has no such intentions and plans to retire to her village home in Bangladesh, regardless of her political status. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Sajeeb Wazed Joy emphasized that […]
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Two years ago, the people of Bangladesh were jubilant when their per capita income surpassed that of India. Today, that economic dream lies shattered. Protests, hartals and large-scale vandalism of public and private property in the last one month or so, have ensured that economic growth will take a hit. Peaceful protests are fine, but […]
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The publication of statements from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and all their affiliated organisations, which are banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act, is now prohibited. Attorney General Abu Muhammad Amin Uddin informed reporters on Thursday (August 1) that “No statement, comment, opinion, or speech from a banned organisation or individual can be publicised in any […]
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Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed’s body was sprayed with pellets fired by police. Bullets pierced from throat to thigh. But the police have a different story to tell at the First Information Report (FIR) it prepared. According to it, Abu Sayeed died at one stage of bullets fired and brickbats flung by the protesters. […]
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