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Bangladesh executes war criminal Mir Quasem
Bangladesh on Saturday executed another top Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for war crimes committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. "Ali has been hanged to death at 10.30 p.m. (local time)," the superintendent of the Kashimpur Jail said, reported Xinhua. Bangladesh on Saturday evening ordered execution of death row war criminal Quasem as …
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September 3, 2016 -
Bangladesh set to execute war criminal Mir Quasem
As Bangladesh jail authorities prepare to execute war criminal Mir Quasem Ali, his family has been asked to meet him one last time at the Kashimpur Central Jail on Saturday. The family has come to terms with the execution of Quasem, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader and one of the financiers of the fundamentalist party. Quasem on …
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September 3, 2016 -
Sonowal wants Indian Army to seal Indo-Bangla border
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday sought the help of the central government in sealing the porous Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam, and said that sealing of the international border must be completed under the supervision of the Indian Army. "The Indian Army had sealed the 700-km-long Indo-Pak border in Kashmir within six months. It …
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September 1, 2016 -
Bangladesh appoint West Indies ex-pacer Walsh as bowling coach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday appointed former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh as the national team’s pace bowling coach. Walsh, who boasts of a tally of 519 Test wickets, has signed a three-year contract to stay with Bangladesh until the 2019 World Cup, the board confirmed, reports bdnews24.com. The West Indies Cricket …
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September 1, 2016 -
Hasina defends Indo-Bangla power plant
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday allayed environmental concerns over the coal- fired power plant to be set up jointly with India near the Sundarbans and warned opposition BNP that attempts to create anarchy on the issue will be scuttled with an "iron hand". "Let me tell you one thing, I would have been …
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August 27, 2016 -
Bangladesh arrests 6 militants for carrying out deadly attacks
Six Islamist militants responsible for a series of deadly attacks in Bangladesh, including one behind the brutal killing of a secular publisher last year, have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. Police said Moinul Islam Shamim, the prime suspect in the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan, has been arrested. Shamim has been described as …
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August 24, 2016 -
Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Dhaka
A fire broke out at a shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital today with authorities evacuating shoppers and staff from the complex. The fire erupted on level six of the fifth floor of the shopping centre in Bashundhara City here around 11:20 AM following which nine fire fighting units were rushed to the scene, BD …
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August 21, 2016 -
New Jamaat-linked Bangla terror outfit targeting Hindus: Police
A new Bangladeshi militant outfit, aligned to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), has prepared a list of local Hindus and secularists, and finalised plans to kill a Hindu doctor, police said. The Ansar Rajshahi outfit has finalised plans to kill Nirendranath Sarker. The members communicate with each other through a secured messaging application, police said. The outfit …
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August 19, 2016 -
Bangladesh seeks details on Zakir Naik’s operations
Bangladesh has sought from India details about Zakir Naik’s operations even as it said several prominent ulemas wanted action against the Islamic televangelist much before the deadly Gulshan attack last month. Bangladeshi Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, who is here on a six-day visit, said his country has cracked down on Naik’s Peace TV by …
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August 19, 2016 -
Bangladesh Board HSC results 2016 announced at www.educationboardresults.gov.bd for all regions
Candidates waiting to get their Bangladesh HSC results 2016 don’t need to wait much; it has been informed that the Bangladesh HSC 2016 results for all regions is expected has been declared at 2:00 PM on the official website educationboardresults.gov.bd. As per the latest updates, this time around 12 lakh candidates appeared for Bangladesh HSC …
August 18, 2016 -
Bangladesh police steps up for security of foreigners
Police have taken numerous measures to secure Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and other areas where foreigners live.
August 11, 2016 -
Ex-MP, 7 others sentenced for war crimes in B”desh
Former MP, seven others sentenced for war crimes in BanglaDesh
August 10, 2016 -
9 foreigners held in Bangladesh with fake currency
9 foreigners held in Bangladesh with fake currency
August 8, 2016